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A Pluto drone hovering over a workbench, with a camera module, a flight controller, sensors and spare propellers laid out beneath it and a laptop running PlutoBlocks beside them.

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Build beyond flight.

Connect sensors, control actuators, add cameras and turn Pluto into your own flying robotics platform.

Explore the hardware inside Pluto, the interfaces available to you, and the projects you can build on top of them.

Explore capabilitiesView flight controllers
  • Modular and expandable
  • For learners and educators
  • Real-world applications

What it can do

What can Pluto hardware do?

Think in capabilities first, not in accessories. Each one is a thing your project can do once the right module is attached.

Sense

Read the world around it.

Flame, light, distance, gas and sound. Clip a sensor onto the airframe and your program can respond to what is actually happening in the room, not to a script you wrote in advance.

  • FlameSense
  • LightSense
  • IRSense
  • GasSense
  • AudioSense
The IRSense distance sensor on its Pluto mounting arm.

Act

Make something happen.

Grip, lift, light up or sound off. Outputs turn a decision in your code into a physical event.

  • Mini-Claw 2.0
  • GlowLite
  • Hooter
  • Servo Motor
The Mini-Claw 2.0 gripper module, jaws open, on its Pluto mount.

See

Stream what it sees.

A camera feed you can watch live or hand to your own computer-vision code.

  • Skyeye
  • WIFI Camera
The Skyeye camera module on its Pluto mount.

Communicate

Stay connected.

Wi-Fi, RC and telemetry, so the drone can be flown, read and driven from anywhere.

  • PPM Receiver
  • OLED Display
  • Wi-Fi
The PPM radio receiver module on its Pluto mount.

The core

What’s inside Pluto?

Pluto already contains the core electronics a flying robotics platform needs: the flight controller, its processor, an IMU, a barometer, motor control and the power system. Understand those building blocks first, then extend them.

Explore flight controllers and pinouts
Wireframe of a Pluto drone with its flight controller board shown in full colour at the centre.

Expand the platform

Connect almost anything

Multiple interfaces let you use a wide range of sensors, actuators and modules, including ones we do not sell.

  • GPIO

    Digital sensors and switches

  • ADC

    Analog sensors such as light and gas

  • I²C

    Digital modules and displays

  • SPI

    High-speed peripherals

  • PWM

    Servo control and motor outputs

  • UART

    Camera and serial devices

  • RC / PPM

    Radio control receivers

You do not have to build a drone from scratch.

Pluto gives you a stable flying platform. You decide what capability to add to it.

From sensor to action

From sensor to action: a simple flow from input to real-world action. Step one, input, senses flame, light, distance, gas and sound. Step two, Pluto, reads the sensor, processes the logic and runs your program. Step three, action, makes the drone fly, turn, land, beep, display or grab. Below them a Pluto drone flies over a mountain lake, captioned "Ideas take flight with Pluto".

Accessories

Add capabilities to Pluto

Choose from a growing range of accessories to extend what your drone can do.

  • Sensors

    Sense more.Explore further.

    The LightSense module on its Pluto mounting arm.
    • LightSense
    • FlameSense
    • GasSense
    • AudioSense

  • Vision & Distance

    See farther.Understand more.

    The Skyeye camera module on its Pluto mount.
    • Wi-Fi Camera
    • X-Ranging (LiDAR)
    • Ultrasonic Sensor
    • Optical Flow

  • Actuators

    Do more.Build beyond.

    The Mini-Claw gripper module, jaws open, on its Pluto mount.
    • Mini Claw
    • Servo Motor
    • LED Module
    • Hooter / Buzzer

  • Control & Communication

    Stay connected.In control.

    The PPM radio receiver module on its Pluto mount.
    • RCConnect
    • Wi-Fi Module
    • Telemetry
    • GPS Module

  • Mobility & Experimentation

    Customize.Test. Innovate.

    A set of four spare Pluto propellers, two A and two B.
    • Propellers (Spare)
    • Batteries
    • Frame Mods
    • Experimentation Kit
Explore all accessories

Possibilities

What can you build?

Real projects. Real learning. A smarter tomorrow.

  • A Pluto drone flying above a forest fire.

    Fire Response Drone

    Detects flames and helps in early warning.

    Built with FlameSense

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

  • A Pluto drone hovering above treetops with a city skyline behind it.

    Air Quality Drone

    Monitors air quality and environmental data.

    Built with GasSense

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

  • A Pluto drone sensing stacked boxes and a traffic cone in a warehouse.

    Obstacle-Aware Drone

    Detects and avoids obstacles autonomously.

    Built with IRSense

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

  • A Pluto drone carrying a small box in a gripper above a city.

    Pick-and-Drop Drone

    Uses a gripper to pick and deliver small objects.

    Built with Mini-Claw 2.0

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

  • A Pluto drone at dusk turning toward a bright lamp.

    Light Responsive Drone

    Responds to light and follows light sources.

    Built with LightSense

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

  • A Pluto drone above a river valley beside a readout of temperature, humidity and CO2.

    Flying Sensor Monitor

    Collects and transmits sensor data in real time.

    Built with GasSense

    Works with Pluto 1.2 and Pluto X

Learning journey

Start simple. Go deeper.

Move from plug-and-play experiments to your own hardware integrations and autonomous applications, without changing platform along the way.

  1. Plug-and-play

    Get flying with ready modules.

  2. Experiment

    Try sensors and actuators.

  3. Interface

    Use the hardware interfaces directly.

  4. Engineer

    Build your own applications.

Hardware + programming tools = your project

The hardware is half of it. Combine it with PlutoBlocks, the C++ IDE, the Python SDK or ROS 2 and bring your ideas to life.

Check our programming tools

Pick a starting point

Choose your Pluto platform

Two platforms. A world of possibilities.

Get started

Pluto 1.2

DIY educational nano-drone kit for getting started.

  • Easy assembly
  • Smartphone controlled
  • Programmable core
Explore Pluto 1.2
Pluto 1.2 DIY educational nano-drone kit

Go deeper

Pluto X

Advanced modular drone for deeper experimentation.

  • Modular hardware support
  • Programmable core
  • Advanced sensor suite
Explore Pluto X
Pluto X modular programmable nano-drone kit

Build. Fly. Innovate.

Start with Pluto hardware, then combine it with our programming tools to create your own drone applications.

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A Pluto X drone in flight above a mountain range on a clear day.