Roark Cicada LW

Description

The Roark Cicada is a range of US/UK built lightweight drones with in-built edge AI models.

The in-built AI models for Cicada are:

Sub 15ms Object Bounding Box Tracking (YOLOv10 based)

Real Time Depth Estimation (RTDE) using monocular video

AI reasoning based on visual ad environmental inputs

Autonomous Landing

Track and Follow @ >30FPS with dynamic speed adjustment, object occlusion handling and object priority system

3D reconstruction terrain mapping, hazard classification and safe path planning

 

Tech

Python, Tensforflow, Cuda, OpenCV, PyTorch, Computervision, SLAM & YOLOv10

Specification

Carbon Fiber 5″ Quadcopter design with graphene EMI shielding coating and 220mm wheelbase

ESC- 55A 3-6s BLHeli_32, STM32F722

FC: F4 Flight controller with 30.5mm x 30.5mm mounting and graphene infused silicone mounting garments, Gyro BMI270 & F405MCU

Receiver: 2.4GHz Nano Receiver – EP1, 5V with SX1280 rf module (available in CSRF, ExpressLRF and FrSky). 2.23dB antenna & telemetry support

Battery: 650mAh, 4S, 14.8V MicroLipo Battery

Camera: 1080p/100fps H.265 Max Video Transmission Quality, 10km Max Video Transmission Range, 30ms Lowest Video Transmission Latency, 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor, 4K/60fps, 155° Super-Wide FOV Video. Includes: camera module, transmission module, antenna module

Motor: 1800kv & 1250g max thrust

Range: 10KM

Total Weight: 224.1g