Reverse-engineering cheap Amazon drones to replace their closed-source mobile apps

githubprojects@opensourceprojects.dev (githubprojects) · Sep 6, 2026 · via Open Source Projects · 1 min read

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marshallrichards/turbodrone

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reverse engineering the best-selling drones on Amazon to control programmatically

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You've probably seen them on Amazon: cheap "toy" drones with surprisingly capable hardware—1080p cameras, optical flow sensors, even brushless motors—all for around fifty bucks. But there's a catch: the firmware is closed-source, and the only way to control them is through a locked-down mobile app. ... GitHub Repository: https://github.com/marshallrichards/turbodrone

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