Ubuntu is Airborne

Maarten Ectors

on 11 February 2015

Tags: Drones , robotics , Ubuntu Core

This article was last updated 6 years ago.

Thanks to Erle Robotics Snappy Ubuntu Core is now airborne. See the first Ubuntu Core powered drone fly. Erle Robotics said the experience so far was amazing and Snappy Ubuntu is super lightweight.

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