Parrot Rolling Spider / Mambo price & specs

Parrot (France) Parrot Rolling Spider / Mambo (1)

$45 – $180 used

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyPython from a laptop55–63 gBluetooth LEMATLAB/SimulinkDiscontinued

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Used only.

Remote control: pip install pyparrot and connect over Bluetooth LE from a laptop. MathWorks' Simulink package flashes custom flight-control code onto the drone.

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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.

Type: Drone · Indoor drones
Maker: Parrot (France)
Released: 2014
Price: $45 – $180 used
Status: Discontinued · used/leftover only
Best for: Ages 12+
Programming: Limited SDK

Price and shipping

Rolling Spider was $99 (2014). Mambo launched at $119 (2016), followed by the Mambo FPV bundle in 2017.

Shipping: Used only. Discontinued around 2019. Used units and spare batteries appear on eBay. eBay search ↗

Specifications

Category	Drones · Indoor drones
Released	2014
Country	France
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	Limited SDK
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	Possible via SDK · No built-in LLM. Its SDK lets software on a computer control it.
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found. MathWorks provides a Simulink model instead.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	Official model · Legacy Gazebo-based Parrot Sphinx 1.x simulated the Mambo. Current Sphinx dropped it. Parrot Sphinx 1.2.1 drone notes ↗
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

Common questions

How much does Parrot Rolling Spider / Mambo cost?

Parrot Rolling Spider / Mambo is listed at $45 – $180 used. Rolling Spider was $99 (2014). Mambo launched at $119 (2016), followed by the Mambo FPV bundle in 2017.