~$100 – $200 useddiscontinued in the US (Jan 2024); leftover, used or renewed units only; the standard Tello uses the same SDK

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyPython from a laptopDiscontinued720p streamdjitellopy~10 min

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: If stock turns up. Discontinued; only third-party, used or renewed listings on Amazon/eBay remain, with variable condition. Amazon search ↗

Remote control: Join its Wi-Fi, pip install djitellopy, then tello.takeoff(); get_frame_read().frame gives OpenCV frames.

DJITelloPy ↗Ryze ↗Amazon ↗

Overview

The easiest "OpenCV on a flying camera", with video straight into Python with no extra hardware. But it can't roam a house. It lasts ~10 minutes, it's loud, it drifts over dark or shiny floors, and it can't land anywhere useful. A weekend project, if one turns up cheap.

Specifications

Category	Drones · Indoor drones
Released	2018
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	Limited SDK
Best for	Ages 14+ (maker rating)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Other ARM chip, Laptop / PC as the brain
Remote control	Python from a laptop
Size	10×9×4 cm, 80 g
Drive	Quadcopter (optical-flow hover)
Compute	Movidius Myriad 2 (closed); code runs on the host computer
Vision	720p30 camera, H.264 stream to the host computer over Wi-Fi
Lidar	None
Sensors	Downward vision + IR range, IMU, barometer
Runtime	13 min rated (~8–10 real)
Speed	Up to 8 m/s
SDK	Tello SDK 2.0 (text over UDP), DJITelloPy