Development Kits
Accelerate Your Autonomous Drone Development
ModalAI accelerates autonomy development by offering development kits for sUAS, drones and robots leveraging autonomous computer vision, flight control and communications systems. These flight controllers, drones, and companion computers are built in the USA.
Unleash Your Drone's Superpowers with VOXL
Ready to Fly Development Drones
ModalAI offers multiple ready-to-fly development drones. They are all assembled in the USA. Each drone is manually calibrated and flight tested for VIO-based GPS-denied navigation and Obstacle Avoidance before shipping. You can fly this indoors under the power of computer vision, or outdoors with GPS. The stereo image sensors in front enable obstacle avoidance.
VOXL Supports Multiple Radios
- WiFi is built in for easy debugging
- An add-on for 5G or 4G/LTE enables cloud connectivity and BVLOS over cellular
- An add-on for Microhard or Doodle Labs enables long-range, peer to peer communications
VOXL Development Kit Options
VOXL 2 Mini11g Blue UAS Framework autopilot with industry-standard 30.5mm x 30.5mm mount LEARN MORE |
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VOXL 2Next generation Blue UAS Framework 2.0 autopilot with 15+ TOPS at only 16g LEARN MORE |
VOXL 2 Flight DeckMount and Fly Obstacle Avoidance and GPS-Denied Navigation Kit LEARN MORE
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VOXL m500Fully Built, Ready to Fly Autonomous PX4 Drone with Obstacle Avoidance and GPS-Denied Navigation LEARN MORE |
Seeker Micro Development DroneThe world's first micro-development drone with SWAP-optimized sensors and payloads optimized for indoor and outdoor navigation LEARN MORE |
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Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G PlatformThe world's first 5G and AI-enabled drone platform and reference design LEARN MORE |
SentinelVOXL 2 development drone with 15 TOPS of AI computing, 4G/5G capable. LEARN MORE |
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Compare VOXL Development Kit Products
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VOXL 2 Mini$1169.00 |
VOXL 2$1199.99 |
| CPU | QRB5165 |
QRB5165 |
| OS | Debian Buster |
Debian Buster |
| GPU | Adreno 650 GPU - 1024 ALU |
Adreno 650 GPU - 1024 ALU |
| NPU | 15 TOPS |
15 TOPS |
| Built in WiFi | No |
No |
| Add-on Connectivity |
USB3: WiFi USB3 with External 5V: 5G, 4G/LTE, Microhard, Doodle Labs |
B2B: WiFi, 5G, 4G/LTE, Microhard, Doodle Labs |
| MIPI-CSI2 Inputs | 4 |
6 |
| Video Encoding | up to 8K30 |
up to 8K30 |
| Computer vision sensors | QTY 2 Stereo Pair, QTY 1 Tracking |
QTY 2 Stereo Pair, QTY 1 Tracking |
| Dimensions | 42mm x 42mm |
70mm x 36mm |
| Weight | 11g |
16g |
| ROS | ROS 2 |
ROS 1 & 2 |
| NDAA Compliance | Assembled in USA, NDAA '20 Section 848, NDAA '21 Section 841 |
Assembled in USA, NDAA '20 Section 848, NDAA '21 Section 841 |
Compare VOXL Development Drones
Starling |
Seeker |
VOXL m500 |
Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform |
Sentinel |
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| Size | 190mm diagonal | 270mm diagonal | 480mm diagonal | 480mm diagonal | 480mm diagonal |
| Takeoff Weight | 245g | 550g | 1075g | 1235g | tbd |
| Flight Time | ~25 minutes | ~27 minutes | ~20 minutes | >24 minutes | >20 minutes |
| Payload Capacity | TBD | N/A | 1kg | 1kg | 1kg |
| Compute | Snapdragon 821 | Snapdragon 821 | Snapdragon 821 | QRB5165 | QRB5165 |
| Flight Controller |
PX4 on VOXL Flight (STM32F7) |
PX4 on VOXL CAM (STM32F7) |
PX4 on VOXL Flight (STM32F7) |
PX4 on QRB5165 (Sensors DSP) |
PX4 on QRB5165 (Sensors DSP) |
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| Connectivity | 4G/LTE, WiFi | 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi | 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi | 4G/5G, Wi-Fi | 4G, 5G, WiFi, Microhard, Doodle Labs add on |
| Key Features | Nano development drone for autonomous indoor navigation | Micro SLAM development drone for indoor navigation | Autonomous indoor/outdoor navigation | 5G, enhanced AI | 7 image sensor concurrency, 15 TOPS, 5G capable |
| Datasheet | TBD | Link | Link | Link | Link |