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Bitcraze

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Bitcraze designs and manufactures the Crazyflie, an open-source sub-30g autonomous nano-quadcopter, together with its full onboard autonomy stack: firmware, flight control, and perception (IMU, optical-flow, ToF, camera). It also builds its own indoor localization systems (Loco/UWB and Lighthouse positioning) and an AI expansion deck, plus SDKs and a simulator, enabling autonomous single-drone and multi-drone swarm flight. Products are sold commercially through the Bitcraze store to research labs, universities, and companies worldwide.

HeadquartersMalmö, SE
Founded2011
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageBootstrapped (unfunded)
FoundersArnaud Taffanel (Co-founder), Marcus Eliasson (Co-founder), Tobias Antonsson (Co-founder)
Regions servedEurope, North America, Asia
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

Crazyflie 2.1+

  • Open-source nano-quadcopter platform supporting autonomous scripting and swarm flight

    Palm-sized quadrotor drone with onboard flight control and low-latency long-range radio plus Bluetooth LE; controllable via Crazyradio or autonomous scripts

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  • New propellers and lighter battery improve flight duration and thrust by up to 15%

    47-17 propellers plus a 1g-lighter battery of equal capacity, yielding up to 15% improvement in flight time and thrust over the Crazyflie 2.1

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Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless

  • 32g brushless nano-drone with ~10 minutes autonomy and up to 40g payload

    Open-source flying development platform with four 08028-10000KV brushless motors (up to 30g thrust each), integrated ESCs, ~10 min flight time on standard battery, and 40g max recommended payload

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  • Supports autonomous scripting, gamepad, and PC control via radio/Bluetooth LE

    Low-latency long-range radio plus Bluetooth LE; flyable autonomously via scripts or manually via Crazyradio 2.0 / gamepad

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Crazyflie Bolt 1.1

  • Flight controller for building custom brushed/brushless drones of larger size

    Open flight-control board from the Crazyflie ecosystem used to construct larger custom autonomous drones

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2024-12-01Finalized the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless, first units shipping January 2025Bitcraze
2024-08-19Introduced the Crazyflie 2.1+ with improved propellers and lighter batteryBitcraze
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