Ask HN: Best programmable drone / open source OS?

1. QUICKSILVER

   1 4 208 7.2 C

   Flight Controller Firmware (by BossHobby)

   

   To add to this, most of the time one doesn't need to hack on the drone firmware itself. Just configuring/hacking the mission planner alone would go a long way: https://ardupilot.org/planner/

   But if you're interested in more readable codebases without too much legacy headaches:

   https://github.com/BossHobby/QUICKSILVER (for indoor drones mostly)

   And for even less functionality but a good learning tool kind of codebase:

   https://github.com/nickrehm/dRehmFlight

2. Stream

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   Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

   

3. MissionPlanner

   2 9 2,131 8.9 C#

   Mission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (c# .net)

   

   To add to this, most of the time one doesn't need to hack on the drone firmware itself. Just configuring/hacking the mission planner alone would go a long way: https://ardupilot.org/planner/

   But if you're interested in more readable codebases without too much legacy headaches:

   https://github.com/BossHobby/QUICKSILVER (for indoor drones mostly)

   And for even less functionality but a good learning tool kind of codebase:

   https://github.com/nickrehm/dRehmFlight

4. dRehmFlight

   3 14 1,311 2.9 C++

   Teensy/Arduino flight controller and stabilization for small-scale VTOL vehicles

   

   To add to this, most of the time one doesn't need to hack on the drone firmware itself. Just configuring/hacking the mission planner alone would go a long way: https://ardupilot.org/planner/

   But if you're interested in more readable codebases without too much legacy headaches:

   https://github.com/BossHobby/QUICKSILVER (for indoor drones mostly)

   And for even less functionality but a good learning tool kind of codebase:

   https://github.com/nickrehm/dRehmFlight

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