$45 – $180 usedRolling Spider was $99 (2014); Mambo launched at $119 (2016), followed by the Mambo FPV bundle in 2017.
Discontinued · used/leftover onlyPython from a laptop55–63 gBluetooth LEMATLAB/SimulinkDiscontinued
Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Used only. Discontinued around 2019; used units and spare batteries appear on eBay. eBay search ↗
Remote control:
pip install pyparrot and connect over Bluetooth LE from a laptop; MathWorks' Simulink package flashes custom flight-control code onto the drone.Overview
Parrot's palm-sized "Minidrones". The Rolling Spider (2014) and Mambo (2016, with grabber and pellet-cannon accessories) became unlikely control-theory staples because MathWorks' Simulink package lets students deploy their own flight controllers onto them. Parrot left the consumer mini-drone market around 2019.
Specifications
| Category | Drones · Indoor drones |
|---|---|
| Released | 2014 |
| Availability | Discontinued · used/leftover only |
| Programmability | Limited SDK |
| Best for | Ages 12+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | DC / gear motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Other ARM chip |
| Remote control | Python from a laptop |
| Size | About 18 × 18 × 4 cm with guards, 55–63 g |
| Drive | Nano quadcopter |
| Compute | Parrot ARM SoC (closed firmware) |
| Vision | Downward QVGA camera for optical flow (Mambo FPV adds a 720p front camera) |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | IMU, ultrasonic altimeter, barometer, downward optical flow |
| Runtime | About 7–10 min (less with the FPV camera attached) |
| Speed | Up to 30 km/h (about 18 mph, Mambo FPV) |
| SDK | Parrot ARSDK3 (BLE), pyparrot (community Python), MATLAB/Simulink Support Package for Parrot Minidrones, Tynker blocks |
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