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Bitcraze · Research & Education

Bitcraze Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless

Available to order

Sold directly by Bitcraze (Malmö, Sweden) in its web store. The drone and most bundles are orderable; the AI bundle is temporarily out of stock.

from US$480Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless (drone only)

Bitcraze store price as displayed in USD; the page does not state VAT or shipping. The Crazyradio 2.0 USB dongle for PC control is not in the box. Bundles from US$500 (Getting started) to US$6,100 (Lighthouse swarm); AI bundle US$830.

Checked
28.09.2026Source
Made for
Research & education
Where
EU (official store, Sweden)

Overview

A 37-gram open-source nano quadcopter from Sweden, used by labs, schools and makers to study autonomous flight and drone swarms. Add-on decks give it positioning, distance sensing or an AI camera.

Key specs

Weight
34 g with legs · 37 g with guards
Size
100 mm diagonal, motor to motor
Flight time
10 min with the 350 mAh stock battery; 60 min charge
Payload
40 g recommended maximum
Motors
4 brushless motors, up to 30 g thrust each
Compute
STM32F405 (168 MHz) + nRF51822 radio and power MCU
Sensors
BMI088 IMU, BMP388 pressure sensor; expansion decks for more
Radio
Over 1 km line of sight with Crazyradio PA (tested); peer-to-peer

Versions & prices

Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless
US$480Drone only, no radio dongle or decks
STEM bundle
US$550In stock
The AI bundle
US$830Adds Flow deck v2, AI deck 1.1 and Crazyradio 2.0; temporarily out of stock
Lighthouse swarm bundle
US$6,100For swarm research

Why it’s in

  • A standard research tool for small-drone autonomy and swarms, open source from firmware to documentation, with swarm and ROS support.
  • From Bitcraze in Malmö, Sweden, which has built Crazyflies since 2011; the brushless model stays compatible with the Crazyflie 2.x deck ecosystem (except the LED ring).
  • Brushless motors add payload, agility and robustness compared with the classic Crazyflie.

What bothers us

  • Autonomous flight needs add-ons: a positioning deck (Flow or Lighthouse) and the Crazyradio dongle are not in the drone-only box.
  • 10-minute flights and a 40 g payload: an indoor research tool, not a camera drone.
  • The AI bundle with the AI camera deck is temporarily out of stock.