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Minicopter

A lightweight ESP-32 based drone capable of autonomous pathing, built for agility. Uses the GY-87 breakout board with a three-axis gyroscope + triaxial accelerometer + three-axis magnetic field + pressure. Charges a LiPo battery with USB-C and can be flashed with firmware. Can be controlled with both pathing commands and bluetooth controls..

I made this project after getting inspiration from a different esp32 drone reel, and thought I could make that too I've additionally always wanted to get into creating a from-scratch hardware project that includes microcontrollers and pcbs, and thought this was the perfect place to startt

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Value Qty Price (USD, approx)
10uF 3 0.46
470pF 1 0.4
2.2uF 1 0.19
100nF 2 0.14
10nF 1 0.09
1uF 4 0.05
SS34 1 0.66
LED 5 1.39
1N4148W 4 0.77
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16P 1 0.88
Conn_01x02 1 1.39
Conn_01x02_Socket 4 0.70
AO3401A 1 0.46
5.1K 2 0.45
100K 4 0.2
470 1 0.28
1.2K 1 0.61
1K 4 0.2
10K 6 0.19
SS-12D00 1 1.39
IRLML6344TRPBF 4 1.08
SPX3819M5-L-3-3 1 0.46
TP4056-42-ESOP8 1 1.73
ESP32-C3-WROOM-02 1 3.28
GY-87_Module 1 3.00
USBLC6-2P6 1 0.46
3.7V 500mAh 902530 25C LiPo Battery 3 12.68
NewBeeDrone BDR Unicorn Edition Motors - 6mm Brushed Motors 1 19.99
NewBeeDrone Venom V2 Super Durable Propellers 1 2.99
Total (w/ shipping + tax) 138.15

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