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ELF II - VR Drone Kit for STEM Education

Apr 25, 2017

Avoid ELF at all costs - I was an original crowd finder and after 2 years of waiting got a hobbled together "drone" that doesn't fly, doesn't transmit video and can't be controlled in any way. They seem to have no idea how to build a product and hope that gluing cheap parts together might produce a product that works - it doesn't

UrhoKarila

Apr 25, 2017

AshanfeldLooking at a few youtube videos -- First off, there's the questionable design decision to have it controlled only via smartphone hand gestures. There's no dedicated controller. That's a pretty solid mark against it right out of the gate.
Second, the 'first test flight' I saw was underwhelming. It flew poorly, reacted sluggishly, had issues autohovering, and a motor burned out within a few minutes.
I think it's fair to say that this is, essentially, a glorified paperweight.

tahoerider

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Apr 28, 2017

AshanfeldYeah i also was in there crowd funded campaign. Last time they tried to sell this on massdrop about 6 months ago they ended up pulling the drop. They tried to tell me its been improved, but i commented saying how big of a POS it was. This thing is a piece of junk. By far the worst drone ive ever owned. Its poorly made and a waste of money. They even tried to use a piece of velcro to hold the body of the drone together. Very poorly designed. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PIECE!!!

ChrisOnline

May 31, 2017

AshanfeldCan you tell me a bit more about the control system and software that the drone has? It seems to be controlled by hand motions, which actually isn't a problem for me. I'm working on a machine learning project with drones, which means that I need decent APIs and SDKs for drones, but the drone's existing controls don't need to be good at all - if anything, they just need to be good enough to test the drone out of the box and ensure that all the motors function. Currently my only drone option is the DJI drones which cost upwards of $500 each, and their SDK is bloated and not particularly well organized. They are also more powerful and heavier than I would prefer (a drone may go rogue, and a smaller weaker drone would cause less damage), so if this drone has a viable software package then I may be able to use it. And I could release a more conventional control system for it. Thanks!

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Ashanfeld

May 31, 2017

ChrisOnlineI have no idea. It supposedly can be controlled by buttons on the phone or by tilting the phone the way you want to drone to travel. Neither works, even for testing the motors. I'd try contacting ELF directly and you'll get a feel for their customer service and support. Not sure if you've look at the Parrot brand, I've had good luck with them but not sure about their API/SDK options.

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