As technology develops rapidly, the open source ecosystem is reshaping the industry landscape. In the field of artificial intelligence, DeepSeek is a revolutionary open source platform that has revolutionized AI training efficiency, benefiting researchers around the world. In the field of unmanned systems, PX4 and ArduPilot are two of the world’s most important open source platforms, with advanced code architecture, rich functions, and stable operation, attracting the attention of many unmanned system industry partners.
[Unmanned Systems Industry Ecosystem]
In the wave of technological innovation in unmanned systems, CUAV works closely with the two open source communities of PX4 and ArduPilot to promote the popularization and development of unmanned system technology. At the same time, for the ecological expansion companies around CUAV, PX4, and ArduPilot, we have specially carried out a series of open experience activities to explore the infinite possibilities of unmanned system technology with partners from all parties.
Be the First to Experience: Free Sample
☆ CUAV Strategic Partner
To thank our strategic partners for their support and trust, CUAV provides free trials of new products and free sample testing opportunities. Enterprises can deeply test our products in actual application scenarios and work together to open up a broader market.
No Deposit Required, Long Trial Period
☆ Companies building around the PX4/ArduPilot open-source platform
For companies related to the PX4/ArduPilot open source ecosystem [1], CUAV has launched an extended trial period of one month with no deposit required to promote the compatibility of unmanned system supporting components with the open source ecosystem and provide users with better solutions.
University Sponsorship, Cultivating Talents
☆ Universities and research institutions
CUAV has launched the university sponsorship program for five consecutive years, and the sixth round of university sponsorship activities is also underway. CUAV has always been committed to providing support for relevant research projects and competitions in universities, and helping to cultivate a new generation of professional talents.
Reward Excellence, Fuel Innovation
☆ Developers
CUAV will provide hardware sponsorship and project funding [2] to those who have made outstanding contributions to PX4/ArduPilot code functions and feature development, thereby encouraging developers to improve and expand open source projects.
Note:
[1] Enterprises in the fields of pods, communication links, mapping cameras, lidar, RTK, rangefinders, inertial navigation, motor and electronic control.
[2] Sponsorship strength is determined by contribution, with no limit.
* The final right of interpretation belongs to Guangzhou Leixun Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
CUAV and ArduPilot / PX4 cooperation history:
CUAV is the earliest strategic partner of ArduPilot / PX4 in mainland China, and actively participates in the development and cooperation of the unmanned system open source community. From 2008 to the present, it has successively released open source controllers such as Pixhack series / V5 series / X7 series, which are deeply loved by the open source community. In 2015, it was invited to participate in the 3DR Beijing Conference, and in 2019, it was invited to participate in the PX4 Developer Conference (Switzerland); in the same year, Andrew Tridgell (core developer), chairman of the ArduPilot Foundation, was appointed as a technical consultant. In 2020-2021, it was invited to participate in the ArduPliot Developer Conference and give a keynote speech; in 2024, CUAV was invited to participate in the ArduPliot Developer Conference, and CUAV’s technical consultant gave a keynote speech on “Navigation without GPS”.
▲ Left picture, second from left, Lorenz Meier, founder of the PX4 open source community,
▲ Right picture, first from right, Andrew Tridgell, core developer of ArduPilot
