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How-To: Quadrocopter based on Arduino

Collin Cunningham

January 13th, 2010 8

The Quaduino NG & AeroQuad RC projects both make use of Arduino boards to operate & stabilize 4-rotor helicopter (aka ‘quadrocopter’) designs. Looks like a fun one to have completed once Spring time rolls around.

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