Tello
The Tello is the drone that we use for coding the most. We currently have 6 of them in our fleet. I usually have 2 students per drone.
I am trying out the different apps available for coding the Tello. So far we have used DroneBlocks, which works pretty well, and the newer Tello EDU app. My students seem to like the Tello EDU app better. The Swift Playgrounds app works with both versions of the Tello, but has many more functions for the EDU version, such as swarming! It has a nice tutorial to help introduce beginers to coding. I have not attempted using Scratch Online yet. All of these apps are free.
The Tellos use wifi to connect to your device, so it is a stable, reliable connection. Even when a team has to swap batteries, they can reconnect to their drone quickly and easily. This is one of the main reasons that I prefer using the Tellos over the Parrot minidrones.
A new browser-based coding program called Node-RED has just been released to work with the Tello, and the Tello EDU drones. Learn more about it HERE.
Checkout this Guide to Using Scratch with your Tello!
Tello Scratch How to Guide.pdfClick the button below to visit DJI's website to learn more about the Tello and Tello EDU.
Click the button below to visit the DroneBlocks site.
Click on the picture to go to Half Chrome Drones page for a detailed guide to setting up Scratch to code your Tello!
Node-Red is yet another coding platform for the Tello. click on the picture below to visit the page and learn more about this higher level of flow based programming! There are several FREE preview lessons available!
Check out my videos for an overview of the Tello drone by Ryze and DJI.