START WITH A REAL BUILD
From components to first flight.
The first Orbit X1 development kit is designed around a brushed motor micro drone. Builders assemble the aircraft without soldering, configure it, and test what they built.
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Orbit X1 flight controller and micro drone components
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Printable frame files, with frame options for classrooms
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Guided setup and build instruction
THE ORBIT X1 GROUND CONTROL
Configure it. Then fly it.
The Orbit X1 Ground Control brings aircraft setup and piloting into a single workspace.
Setup, configure, and fly OrbitX1 drones, with sensor calibration, motor testing, live video, and flight controls. It also lets you create autonomous flights using drag-and-drop code blocks or map based waypoint missions, communicating with the drone through MAVLink (Micro Air Vehicle Link) .
BUILT TO GROW
One platform. A bigger challenge at every stage.
Start with a micro drone. Change the frame. Try a new motor setup. Add sensors. Orbit X1 gives each new idea a place to fly.
MEET LIFT-ED
Turn every flight into an engineering lesson.
LiftEd brings Orbit X1 into a six-course UAS engineering pathway. Students build real aircraft, configure them in the ground station, test their ideas in flight, and use the results to make the next version better.
They design and 3D print frames, investigate flight data, solve mission challenges, and create portfolios that show what they built and how they improved it.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Start Building
ORBIT X1 kit
Build, configure, and fly your first micro drone.
LiftEd pathway
A full, hands-on, CTE sUAS engineering curriculum designed for your classroom.
THE NEXT STEP
Bring drone engineering to your students.
Tell us about your program. We will help you get started with Orbit X1 or LiftEd.
