ModalAI Starling 2
The Starlings are NDAA-compliant SLAM development drones based on the VOXL 2 and PX4 with SWAP-optimized sensors and payloads optimized for indoor and outdoor autonomous navigation.
Overview
Starling drones house VOXL 2, which is a powerful companion computer, a PX4 flight controller, image sensors, GPS, and connectivity modem, in one small package. The Starlings feature ModalAI's open source VOXL SDK that has pre-configured autonomy models for computer vision assisted flight.
These development drones are ready-to-fly out-of-the-box. They are designed to help you get to market faster and accelerate your application development and prototyping.
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If you are new to VOXL, be sure to familiarize yourself with the core features of VOXL hardware and software by reviewing the VOXL Bootcamp.
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For complete and regularly updated documentation, please visit https://docs.modalai.com/starling-2/ and https://docs.modalai.com/starling-2-max/.
Starling 2
The Starling 2 is an NDAA-compliant development drone supercharged by the VOXL SDK and equipped with a new image sensor suite for precise, indoor visual navigation and SLAM. Powered by the Blue UAS Framework autopilot, VOXL 2, the Starling 2 weighs 280g and boasts an impressive 40 minutes of autonomous flight time.
Starling 2 Max
The Starling 2 Max is VOXL 2-powered, NDAA-compliant development drone supercharged by VOXL SDK specifically designed for computer vision-based, long-range dead reckoning with a 500g payload capacity. Powered by the Blue UAS Framework autopilot, VOXL 2, the Starling 2 Max weighs 500g and boasts an impressive 55 minutes of autonomous flight time.
