DJI is one of the world’s leaders when it comes to drones. Their abundance of models allow anyone with any amount of flying experience to ease into the drone world at the speed that’s right for them. They’ve intrigued both hobbyists and STEM enthusiasts with their MAVIC, SPARK, and Phantom drones, but now they’ve added something new to their offerings—something that’s now available on the Eduporium store. Their brand-new Tello EDU drone is designed exclusively for use in STEM education and provides both teachers and students with a new and exciting way to learn about piloting and programming!
Tello EDU is an all-in-one system that truly empowers students to take flight as they use intuitive programs they create to control all of its aerial movements. It is designed exclusively for use in education and introduces students to the kind of programming they can use to fly the drone. Thanks to its compact size, Tello EDU is perfect for indoor or classroom use and provides the best combination of power and affordability for a programmable drone. It can also be used outdoors if there is no wind in the area.
Using a tablet and the Tello EDU app, students can control and simulate flights, create programs in the Scratch, Swift, or Python language for controlling the drones' maneuvers, and even program a swarm of drones to fly together. Tello EDU drones are also available on our site in classroom packs of five, 10, or 20 units, which include accessories, like extra batteries and chargers to enable more flying time. Each Tello EDU drone comes complete with DJI’s flight control technology and supports Electronic Image Stabilization. The classroom kits come with either five, 10, or 20 Tello EDU drones and we are also now offering the single drone for $129 on our store. Each drone can be programmed with DJI’s block-based language, which offers students a very beginner-friendly introduction to both coding and piloting a drone!
For more advanced programming, students can try DJI’s Mission Pads to increase the precision of their programming. These serve as both guiding points and trigger mechanisms that contain specific bits of information and greatly expand the options students have for flying with the Tello EDU. Using the drone’s camera and in cooperation with the Tello or Tello EDU app, students can also shoot photo and video and explore advanced STEM concepts, like AI functions, object recognition, 3D reconstruction, and more!
Each Tello EDU kit comes with the drone, a battery, a micro USB cable for charging, extra propellers, propeller guards, Mission Pads, and propeller removal tools. Depending on the size of the kit, there will be more of each of these components within it. We are very excited about the addition of this new drone to our offerings and want to give educators the chance to experience it in the classroom, too! To learn more about Tello EDU or to purchase it from us, head over to our store!
As always, if you have any questions about the Tello EDU drone or the different bundles, please do not hesitate to reach out to us! You can send us an email to support@eduporium.com or contact us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook! Be sure to check out the rest of our store, too, for additional drones and other STEM tools.