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ArduPilot now available to buy!

Posted by Chris Anderson on January 6, 2009 at 9:00am

Great news! ArduPilot is now available to buy at Sparkfun. The price is $24.95 (or buy 100 at $19.96 each ;-)). Note: there is a limited number available now, but Sparkfun can make more pretty quickly so get your order in now and they'll be filled from backorder in the order they were received.

[Update on availability from Sparkfun: ~15 coming out of production today/morrow. 63 more PCBs ready. Waiting on xtals (probably about a week).]

You'll also need an EM406 GPS module, and for all but the most stable planes, an FMA Co-Pilot, so unless you already have those items, the total cost of the autopilot will be around $155.

Huge thanks to Nathan Siedle at Sparkfun for helping us get through the production snafus and otherwise taking this project under his wing. Now let's win his autonomous vehicle competition with an ArduPilot-guided plane!

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Valery Hronusov January 6, 2009 at 10:48am

Wow! So low cost and open source enviroment.
Need for this device software developers?
Michal B January 6, 2009 at 10:44am

Consider shipping costs to distant countries, and you may understand why one buys in batches...
When there's demand, they'll produce more, hopefully soon.
tychoc January 6, 2009 at 10:43am

Got lucky and secured on too!

Item in Box GPS-08785 ArduPilot - Arduino Compatible UAV Controller
Item in Box GPS-08975 32 Channel LS20031 GPS 5Hz Receiver
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Pat January 6, 2009 at 10:39am

It is absolutely greed. I guarantee that you won't have all 3 built up, tested, integrated, and flying before Sparkfun has more available. In the meantime, no one else gets to play around with even 1 of them. Say what you will, but it's greed.
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Chris Anderson January 6, 2009 at 10:38am

Update on availability from Sparkfun:

~15 coming out of production today/morrow.

63 more PCBs ready. Waiting on xtals.
Aristotle January 6, 2009 at 10:36am

damn that was quick they are all gone already
Michal B January 6, 2009 at 10:35am

I bought one, lucky me to check this web often.
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Sgt Ric January 6, 2009 at 10:35am

No, it's not greed, I have 2 aircraft on the bench and another on order (a larger, non-FPV platform)
Pat January 6, 2009 at 10:24am

You guys are really greedy buying up more than 1 when only a few are available. Honestly, what are you going to do with 3 all at once, sleep with them next to you on your pillow?
Patrick Egan January 6, 2009 at 10:14am

Will do, thanks.