CoPilot NanoCore
The world's smallest flight controller with built-in companion computer. 100% Made by Multirotor
Our most advanced flight control system with AI acceleration, PX4 compatibility and extensive sensor integration for drones and autonomous systems of tomorrow.
CoPilot NanoCore combines powerful flight control with modern onboard processing for demanding applications in aviation, robotics and research.
Advanced chipset
With NPU for AI functions
Open for open source
Thanks to PX4 compatibility
Powerful flight control
Through high-precision sensors
CoPilot NanoCore
499€ plus VAT
Prices flexible – customised offers on request.
AI-supported drone control with NXP i.MX8M Plus
- Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for real-time object recognition, sensor fusion & obstacle avoidance
- Quad-Core Cortex-A53 for customised missions, SLAM & ROS
- Integrated GPU/VPU for image processing, video analysis and streaming
Flight controller with real-time processor & PX4 support
- Dedicated Cortex-M7 core powering the flight stack’s real-time tasks
- Compatible with PX4 - seamless integration into existing flight stacks
- High-precision sensors: IIM-42652 6-axis IMU and MS5611 barometer
Perfect for developers & system integrators
- Support for custom applications directly on the Cortex-A53 (Python, C++, ROS)
- Flexible I/O: UART, CAN, I²C, PWM, DSHOT, USB, MIPI CSI-2 Camera
- Perfect for research, inspection drones, robotics, UAVs and autonomous platforms
Features and specifications
| Processors | NXP i.MX8M Plus application processor |
| Dedicated Cortex-M7 core for real-time flight control firmware | |
| Quad-core Cortex-A53 cores available for mission computing, AI or user applications | |
| Integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for onboard AI tasks such as object detection, sensor fusion and obstacle avoidance | |
| Integrated GPU and VPU for advanced video processing, or real-time encoding/streaming | |
| User Application Potential (A53 Core) |
Real-time computer vision and machine learning with onboard NPU |
| Advanced mission logic and sensor integration (e.g., LiDAR, cameras, radar) | |
| Edge processing for SLAM and path planning | |
| User-custom applications (ROS nodes, Python/C++ tools, custom GCS interfaces) | |
| Flexible software partitioning between flight-critical code and user-level applications | |
| Ideal for high-end drones, robotics platforms and autonomous systems requiring onboard intelligence | |
| Compatibility | Supports PX4 flight stacks. Compatible with full application ecosystem |
| Sensors | High-performance IIM-42652 6-axis IMU for stable attitude estimation |
| Accurate MS5611 barometric pressure sensor for precise altitude measurement | |
| Connectivity | 4× Servo outputs with support for both PWM and DSHOT protocols |
| 3× UART, 1× I²C, 1× CAN bus | |
| PPM RC input | |
| 2× ADC inputs for voltage and current sensing | |
| USB OTG and USB Host interfaces for peripheral and data exchange support | |
| MIPI CSI-2 camera interface | |
| WiFi configuration interface | |
| Dimensions | 42×42 mm, 25 mm mounting pattern |