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ArduPilot:Copter previously named APM:Copter or ArduCopter is the multicopter unmanned aerial vehicle version of the open-source ArduPilot autopilot platform.

ArduCopter

Developer(s)	ArduPilot Development Team and Community
Stable release	3.5.7 / July 2018
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Unmanned aerial vehicle
License	GPLv3
Website	http://ardupilot.org/copter/

The free software approach from ArduCopter is similar to that of the Paparazzi Project and PX4 autopilot where low cost and availability enables its hobbyist use in small remotely piloted aircraft such as micro air vehicles and miniature UAVs.

Original Unboxing ArduCopter by Chris Anderson[1] by Jani Hirvinen and his team at DIYDrones was released in August 2010.

See also

• Open-source robotics
• Crowdsourcing
• Micro air vehicle

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