CoDrone EDU

The CoDrone EDU is a programmable drone for learning. Code it in Python or start from the basics with block-based coding. With its colour sensors, a front range sensor, a bottom range sensor, and more, it’s a great way to learn to code. The durable and safe frame, programmable lights, and access to 7 sensors make it an excellent learning tool and a great way to learn coding and engineering skills in the classroom and for competitions.

Why CoDrone EDU

• Safety is key. The teacher needs to feel confident and unafraid of the device they’re using. Without safety, everything else is a non-starter.
• The drone has to be both durable and fixable. Students testing code will make mistakes. They should make mistakes—that’s part of the engineering process. The drone design needs to have that in mind.
• Pairing needs to be quick. With classes changing, devices moving around, things being swapped, pairing should take little to no time.
• Signal stability is very important in a classroom of multiple devices. Bluetooth simply isn’t stable enough for that.
• Sensors help make coding more exciting, since they are how you take input from the environment.
• Extra batteries are key. 

7 programmable sensors

There are plenty of advanced sensors packed into a small package. All of these sensors can be accessed from code and used to detect information about the environment.

For sensing height and pressure	For sensing acceleration	For sensing obstacles ahead
Barometer	Accelerometer	Front range

For sensing surface colours	For sensing relative position	For sensing distance to the ground
Colour	Optical flow	Bottom range

For sensing rotation

Gyroscope

Code Sounds & Light

Code the lights and sound to indicate when you’ve detected an obstacle or flown above a certain height, or code them just for fun.

Programmable Controller and LCD Screen

The controller isn’t just for piloting—it reads real-time sensor data and it’s also fully programmable. Use code to create your own controls, draw sensor data on the screen, or create your own applications 

Safe and Durable	Fixable	Stable Signal
Flexible guards that minimize damage to the drone and your classroom	Modular enough so that if parts need to be replaced, they can be	Use up to 15 drones in a classroom without worrying about signal interference

Technical Details

Resources:

1. Lessons : https://learn.robolink.com/product/codrone-edu/
2. Video resources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYRqCsOsmMg4vCs7ZQrf9MhLztbC7ZPC

Keen to explore more Drones? Check out Tello EDU!