Qubebots
Qubebots offers the X-Fly 1.0, a programmable, crash-resistant drone platform designed for STEM education and advanced research. The drone navigates autonomously without GPS and is programmable via a Python SDK, Arduino IDE, and a mobile app that supports PID tuning and real-time sensor data visualization. It targets users from kids and students to professional drone developers and scientists.
- Drones & Uncrewed Systems
- Education Technology
- Robotics
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Traditional STEM education and drone research platforms often lack programmability, are fragile, and depend on GPS for navigation, limiting their use in indoor learning environments and advanced autonomous research. Students and researchers struggle to find durable, flexible UAV platforms that support both beginner training and complex algorithm development.
Solution
X-Fly 1.0, developed by Qubebots, is a programmable drone platform that integrates a Python SDK, Arduino Library, and a seamless mobile app to support learning and research at all levels. The drone maintains stability and navigates autonomously without GPS, making it suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Its crash-resistant design enables limitless testing, while the ESP32 chip manages communication and control systems. Add-on hardware decks, including an optical flow deck for GPS-free altitude and position holding, and RGB pixel LEDs allow customization for sensor integration, DIY projects, and light shows, bridging the gap between introductory flight training and professional drone development.
Target Audience
Primary customers include kids, high school students, undergraduates, professional drone developers, and scientists seeking a programmable and durable UAV platform for STEM education, research, and custom development projects.
Features
- Python SDK for coding autonomous flight sequences, logging sensor data, and implementing complex research algorithms
- Arduino IDE support for customizing hardware-level functions and developing libraries for custom sensor decks
- ESP32 chip managing onboard communication and control systems
- Optical Flow Deck for maintaining constant altitude and position without GPS
- RGB pixel LEDs for creating light shows and floating patterns
- Mobile app with three flight modes for different expertise levels, including position hold mode for beginners, PID parameter tuning across 12 loops, and real-time sensor data graph previews
- Crash-resistant durable design enabling repeated testing
- Autonomous navigation and stability maintenance without GPS dependency
- Add-on hardware decks for expanding sensor and module capabilities