Learn the system. Build something of your own.
Whether you are a student, educator, maker, or developer, start with the open reference stack and shape it into a project that fits your goals.
From first build to your own design.
Learn
Build from the reference stack and understand how the hardware, firmware, and app work together.
Experiment
Change the board, frame, components, configuration, or use case and observe what changes.
Build
Turn the experiment into a reliable implementation and validate behavior, compatibility, and safety.
Create
Develop a board, kit, teaching platform, or project that reflects your own goals and identity.
Go further
Keep it personal, share it, teach with it, or create an independently branded kit or product and choose to sell it.
Your project. Your brand.
ESPFlight provides a platform, not an official retail drone. Build on its open components under their licenses, and use your own identity for any independent kit or product.
Firmware is licensed under the MIT License and the hardware reference under CERN-OHL-P-2.0. ESPFlight names, logos, “Powered by ESPFlight,” and Partner badges are separate brand identifiers. If you later publish or sell an independent kit or product, use truthful descriptive wording such as “Compatible with ESPFlight” unless specific brand authorization has been granted. Read the Brand Policy.
Take it further when you are ready.
If a project becomes reliable and repeatable, you can choose to turn it into a kit or product under your own independent brand and sell it. Partner status is optional; the Founding Partner Program simply offers a closer ecosystem relationship for builders who find that useful.
Explore Founding PartnersStart building at your own pace.
The guides cover the first build. Further experimentation and independent development are your choice.