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ArduCopter pre-sales now up at the DIY Drones store

Posted by Chris Anderson on October 28, 2010 at 5:51am
ArduCopter is now available for pre-sale in the DIY Drones store in the US, too. This is the same kit as the Fah Pah model, but without the APM board, which you must buy from Sparkfun as usual. (This is due to regulatory rules in the US).

The price is $439.90, reflecting the fact that it does not include the APM board. With the board, the price is the same as in the Fah Pah store in Thailand, where Jani and his team are making the quads.

Stay tuned for photos of Jani's new ArduCopter factory in Bangkok. It's going to rival our San Diego factory in technology, but with CNC mills rather than Pick and Place machines. By the end of the year, we should have manufacturing operations in Bangkok, San Diego and Tijuana, with more more workers on DIY Drones products than I've got in my day job!
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  • Developer
    Jani Hirvinen November 2, 2010 at 2:58am
    Phill, lift capacity is more or less question of how long you want to fly, what motors/propellers you are using. default ArduCopter cannot lift so much but if you change bigger motors and put bigger battery. It is possible even to carry 1.5kg, for how long... don't know, never tested.

    After official ArduCopters have arrived, there will be more statistics for it.
  • phill October 29, 2010 at 6:29pm
    can this lift 1.5 kilo?
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson October 28, 2010 at 3:08pm
    dacian, as John says, we'll eventually sell parts individually, but we're catching up with demand for the whole kits now. We appreciate your enthusiasm, but please be patient while we bring operations up to full speed.
  • Knuckles904 October 28, 2010 at 2:54pm
    any news on magnetos?
  • dacian herbei October 28, 2010 at 2:33pm
    well I guess I'll need to learn another skill: to make pcb-s
  • dacian herbei October 28, 2010 at 2:32pm
    this happens with everything open source...
    you have to dig until your eyes pop out to get it working...
  • Developer
    James Goppert October 28, 2010 at 1:58pm
    Just preordered mine! Can't wait!
  • John Owen October 28, 2010 at 1:10pm
    I don't think they mean to step around the Power Distribution Board question. I think it is just getting lost in the flood. I believe they have said (and by all means correct me if I am wrong) that the PDB will be made available after the initial rush on kits has been filled.
  • dacian herbei October 28, 2010 at 11:18am
    hi
    I have all the boards but I need the power distribution board.
    does anyone know where I can buy just that?
    thanks for any advice,
    dacian
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson October 28, 2010 at 9:14am
    If you're getting the wrong CA county sales tax at checkout, there may be an issue with the ecommerce server zip code lookup routine. Please contact the store to report this (I don't run the store).
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