appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message 3d robotics inc industry unmanned aircraft systems founded 2009 founders chris anderson jordi mu oz headquarters berkeley usa number of locations berkeley products photography platforms flight controllers number of employees 20 website www.3drobotics.com 3d robotics is an american company headquartered in berkeley california 1 that designs and manufactures commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles . specifically it has produced consumer drones ready to fly quadcopters for aerial photography and mapping and fixed wing uavs based on the ardupilot platform . as of september 2016 3d robotics and the major open source ardupilot development community separated due to disagreements over the license of the open source code which 3d robotics products are based upon . 2 3d robotics was co founded in 2009 by chris anderson 3d robotics ceo and jordi mu oz 3d robotics president . 3 author and entrepreneur chris anderson and mexican engineer jordi mu oz met online through the diy drones community which was originally started by chris anderson for aerial vehicle enthusiasts . 4 5 mu oz a 20 year old mexican immigrant who had just arrived in the united states was waiting for a green card so he passed time by building a drone prototype in his garage out of a video gaming console s remote controls . when anderson read the online updates and saw the prototype s designs he sent a 500 check to mu oz and began to collaborate with him . 3d robotics currently employs approx . 20 people with hq in berkeley and customer service in tijuana . 3d robotics is one of the founding members of dronecode . contents 1 unmanned aerial vehicles 2 flight controllers 3 dronecode 4 investment 5 references 6 external links unmanned aerial vehicles edit solo drone . released in may 2015 and marketed by 3d robotics as the smartest drone ever . it is marketed at both the consumer and professional aerial photography market . it is powered by two computers and designed specifically for the gopro hero camera . the aim with the solo drone is simplicity for both flying and taking professional aerial photos and video . 6 chris anderson co founder & ceo of 3d robotics iris drone . released in september 2014 and is designed for the recreational drone market . with the gopro camera fitted it can capture some aerial photos and videos . this uav comes ready to fly is much faster than other rc drones and has a much longer range . it can travel at 40 miles per hour and reach distances of up to 3 280 feet . this quadcopter has some advanced technology including follow me auto mission planning geo fence and live view . 7 x8 quadcopter . released in november 2014 the x8 quadcopter has a modular design and comes in 2 versions . the x8 with gimbal and gopro camera is aimed towards aerial photography and cinematography . the x8 m quadcopter is for mapping . the complete x8 m package comes with canon sx260 camera and the pix4dmapper 8 software . both x8 versions feature advanced waypoint navigation technology . 9 aero m fixed wing uav . released in november 2014 the aero m is a fully automated mapping platform . it uses the canon s100 high resolution 12 mp camera and the image processing pix4dmapper mosaic 3dr edition software to create highly accurate georeferenced and orthorectified mosaics . this fixed wing drone has a flight time of up to 40 minutes and is able to photograph an area of up to 250 acres per flight . the pix4d software allows for the creation of georeferenced photogrammetry and orthorectified mosaics from the images . the aero m is a commercial uav with industries such as farming construction and conservation benefiting from the creation of geo referenced maps . 10 note as of november 2015 3d robotics announced that they no longer will produce their legacy models which includes all of the above with the exception of solo . 11 jordi mu oz co founder & president of 3d robotics flight controllers edit 3dr 3d robotics makes professional flight controllers intended for multi rotor stabilization control of various platforms or heavy payloads in aerial photography mapping and personal fun and enjoyment . in addition to the main pixhawk flight controller model there is also the apm 2.6 model which isn t as robust . pixhawk is an advanced autopilot system designed by the px4 open hardware project and manufactured by 3d robotics . it features advanced processor and sensor technology from st microelectronics and a nuttx real time operating system delivering incredible performance flexibility and reliability for controlling any autonomous vehicle . the apm 2.6 is a complete open source autopilot system and the bestselling technology that won the prestigious 2012 outback challenge uav competition . it allows the user to turn any fixed rotary wing or multirotor vehicle even cars and boats into a fully autonomous vehicle ; capable of performing programmed gps missions with waypoints . dronecode edit 3d robotics along with yuneec international are founding members of the dronecode 12 opensource uav platform which is a non profit organisation governed by the linux foundation . it was formed in 2014 with the goal of using opensource linux for the benefit of users with cheaper better and more reliable uav software . 13 other notable members are intel qualcomm parrot sa and walkera with funding increasing as new sponsors join . 14 15 investment edit since 2012 3d robotics has received funding for research development and expansion from venture capitalists technology firms and wealthy individuals 16 december 2012 3dr raise usd 5 million from true ventures and alphatech ventures . september 2013 3dr announce a usd 30 million series b funding from the foundry group true ventures alphatech ventures and sk ventures . september 2014 3dr announce an undisclosed investment from richard branson 17 february 2015 3dr raise usd 50 million led by qualcomm ventures true ventures oatv mayfield and shea ventures april 2015 3dr raise another usd 14 million which is an expansion on the usd 50 million offering . the additional funding came from westsummit capital sandisk ventures and atlantic bridge ventures . references edit http 3drobotics . com about us http diydrones.com profiles blogs ardopilot and dronecode part ways a hot shot magazine editor and a tijuana teenager met online and made 5 million building drones . business insider . retrieved december 12 2014 . http www.crunchbase.com organization 3d robotics jordi mu oz wants you to have a drone of your own . business insider . retrieved february 1 2013 . 3d robotics new solo drone promises hollywood quality photos . nbc news . retrieved april 13 2015 . what you should know about the iris quadcopter . national geographic voices . retrieved march 19 2015 . pix4dmapper home page . pix4d.com . retrieved february 28 2015 . x8 quadcopter for aerial photography and mapping . dronezon.com . retrieved february 28 2015 . 3dr aero m drone for visual spectrum aerial maps . bhphotovideo.com . retrieved november 14 2014 . http diydrones.com profiles blogs 3dr s evolution from micro to mass dronecode project . dronecode . retrieved october 13 2014 . linux bids for uav world domination . theregister.co.uk . retrieved june 29 2015 . dronecode sponsors . dronecode.org . retrieved october 10 2014 . open source dronecode project attracts new investment and members . dronecode.org . retrieved june 29 2015 . big investment in drones giving sector real momentum . dronezon.com . retrieved september 3 2015 . richard branson invests in drone company 3d robotics . geekwire . retrieved september 16 2014 . external links edit bbc news the mexican immigrant who set up a global drone firm retrieved from https 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