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FDNY Uses Drones + Quadrupeds to Save Lives

“Digi-Dog” Deployed after Garage Collapse in NYC This past April, a multi-level parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan - creating a deadly and dangerous situation for all involved, especially the…
Program Your Unitree GO1 Quadruped with the DroneBlocks Desktop App!

Block-coding is now available for the Unitree Go1 Quadruped Robot Dog through the DroneBlocks desktop application. The ability to toggle the app between a Tello Drone and Go1 Robot Dog…
Educator Spotlight, Ed Moloney, Northport High School in NY

DroneBlocks visited Northport High School for their annual STEM Day, where robots were tinkering, creativity was buzzing and Drones were flying! Elementary students were encouraged to engage with dozens of…
Educator Spotlight, Joy Schwartz

The Computer Science Teachers, Teacher! If you are in the education space, you already know that computer science students have a bright and abundant professional future ahead of them. With…
NEW Python Fundamentals Course from DroneBlocks

Learn Python - 10 Minutes a day for 14 Days You may have noticed the many fantastic DroneBlocks courses available that utilize Python to program your Tello Drones. However -…
DroneBlocks + Unitree Put On A Show At NSTA 2023

DroneBlocks touched down in Atlanta last week for the National Science Teaching Association Spring 2023 conference. Science + STEM-focused teachers from around the country came together for a one-of-a-kind learning…
Microsoft Uses ChatGPT to initiate Human-to-Drone interactions

By now you may have either heard or experienced for yourself the amazing capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its ability to interact with all sorts of human prompts and questions.…
Villanova Computer Science Students Take Control

Building a remote controller for the Tello Drone The last time we spoke with Jim Solderitsch, DroneBlocks had donated 10 Tello Drones to support his Computer Science curriculum in his…
The Best Drone for Education

Comparing the DJI Tello vs Parrot Mambo Most Drone enthusiasts would agree - the DJI Tello and Parrot Mambo are the top dogs when it comes to the “micro drones”…
Educator Spotlight, Joe Miller from Northridge High School

Creating a Pathway for Students to become Makers! Northridge High School was eager to kick off its new Computer Science department. So they had a meeting room - modified into…