While planning for the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless release we also decided to make our charging dock available to our users. We wanted our users to be able to make the same kind of demos we were making in our lab and showing off at fairs. To make this happen our 3D printer has been working around the clock the last couple of weeks, churning out as many charging docks as possible. And now we’re finally ready to put some in stock 🎉 So make sure to check out the Charging dock in the E-store if you want to keep your Crazyflie 2.1 Bushless ready to fly at all times!
The charging dock is the same version we use in our flight lab, you might have spotted it in previous videos (like this one from last week). It’s also the dock we will be using our for swarming demos at fairs (like this one) in the future. Compared to the Qi deck, using this solution we save a lot of weight as well as maintain the possibility of having downwards-facing decks (like the Flow) mounted.
Although the main usage is for swarming (with autonomous takeoff/landing) you can also use it as just a charging dock, placing it here each time you’ve done some flying in the lab. This ensures that your Crazyflie is prepared for the next round of experiments.
If you’re interested in seeing a bit of history, have a look at some of our older blog posts about the charger. From the first prototypes, passed a fancy version with LEDs and WiFi and finally ended in the currently more sleek version we have today.