Over the past few years, interest in civilian, military, and commercial drones has grown rapidly, which has also driven the maker community’s interest in open source drone projects.
The list of unmanned aerial devices (UAVs) that fit the moniker of drone seems to be constantly expanding. These days, the term seems to encompass everything from what is essentially a cheap, multi-bladed toy helicopter, all the way up to custom-built soaring machines with incredibly adept artificial intelligence capabilities.