Procyon 800E Phase 2 Beta Testing Begins

NOVAerial Robotics is pleased to announce that Phase-2 beta testing of the revolutionary Procyon 800E helicopter design is underway. Changes and improvements since Phase-1 include a complete new battery system. A payload integration system.  RFD900+ radio modem. 4th generation ESC.  And a full 3D Printed body. The new battery system is composed of dual-redundant 6S… Read More

Iris/Pixhawk Cold Weather Testing

Last weekend NOVAerial conducted some real cold weather testing of a 3DRobotics Iris+ equipped with Pixhawk in eastern Quebec.  Early morning temperatures in this location were -30C, which is cold enough that even gloved fingers froze after a few minutes.  Not quite frostbite, but deep into pain territory. Spurred on by Leonard Hall’s taunts (a fellow Arducopter developer),… Read More