DroneBlocks
DroneBlocks is a Texas-based EdTech company that sells integrated STEM drone, robotics, and sensor hardware bundles paired with a web-based block-coding and Python curriculum and enterprise licenses to K-12 schools, higher education, and CTE programs globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersTexas, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What DroneBlocks does
DroneBlocks is a Texas-based, privately held EdTech company that delivers an integrated STEM learning platform combining drone and robotics hardware, a web-based block-coding and Python programming environment with an embedded flight simulator, and a 200+ lesson CSTA-aligned curriculum. The product portfolio spans entry-level Crazyflie-based Autonomous Drones Level II classroom bundles, the advanced PX4/ROS-based DEXI modular drone for autonomous and computer-vision projects, FPV racing kits tied to the MultiGP Drones in Schools League, drone light show kits for swarm performances, the Unitree Go2 EDU+ quadruped, and the databot 2.0 multi-sensor data-science tool. Key certifications include NDAA Section 889 and FCC Part 15 compliance, making the hardware eligible for federally funded K-12 procurement.
DroneBlocks monetizes through a mix of one-time hardware sales (per unit or classroom bundle, $379-$15,650) and recurring annual enterprise curriculum licenses at $695-$1,190 per school, with professional development bundled into the higher tier. The go-to-market is community- and event-led, combining self-serve e-commerce on droneblocks.io with sales-assisted discovery calls, an educator spotlight content program, an active community forum, and sponsorship of national FPV racing and robotics competitions. The company claims 500,000+ student users globally and references trust signals from organizations including IBM, Intel, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Boys & Girls Clubs.
The customer base is primarily K-12 schools in the United States, with growing exposure to higher education (Princeton, Yale, University of Utah), international schools, and Career & Technical Education programs preparing students for the FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot credential. The company is led by Founder/CTO Dennis Baldwin and Co-Founder/Advisor Marisa Vickery, operates as DroneBlocks, LLC, and reports 1-10 employees. No outside funding rounds are disclosed.
DroneBlocks firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- DroneBlocks
- Legal name
- DroneBlocks, LLC
- Website
- https://droneblocks.io
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- DroneBlocks is a Texas-based EdTech company that sells integrated STEM drone, robotics, and sensor hardware bundles paired with a web-based block-coding and Python curriculum and enterprise licenses to K-12 schools, higher education, and CTE programs globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
DroneBlocks industry classification
Industry- Product category
- STEM Education Technology (Drone & Robotics Programming)
- NAICS
- Computer Training (611420), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)
- SIC
- Services-Educational Services (8200), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Robotics Learning Platforms (EDAFANAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Drones, UAVs & Aerial Robotics Programs (EDAMADAJ), Text-Based Programming (Python, Java, C/C++) (EDAMACAB), UAS Ground Control Stations (GCS) & Remote Operations Infrastructure (IMABAIAL), Consumer Non-Imaging Drones (Toy/FPV, Racing, Delivery/Utility) (CRACARAH)
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Where DroneBlocks is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Texas
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
DroneBlocks business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales (Drone & Robotics Kits): Sale of physical products including drone kits (Crazyflie, DEXI, FPV Racing, Light Show), robotics platforms (Unitree Go2 quadruped), and accessories. One-time purchase model with pricing from $449 to $15,650 per unit or bundle.
- Enterprise Curriculum License (Annual Subscription): Annual school-wide subscription providing unlimited student access to DroneBlocks curriculum (200+ lessons), simulator, and technical support. $695-$1,190 per school per year. Includes Part 107 bonus training.
- Professional Development Services: Professional development training for educators delivered alongside hardware purchases or as add-on to curriculum license, ensuring teachers are equipped to deliver STEM curriculum effectively.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise Curriculum License — Basic |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise Curriculum License — With Professional Development |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Crazyflie Nano Drone — Developer Kit |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | DEXI 3 Single Build Kit |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | DEXI-5 PX4 Developer Kit |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | DEXI Classroom 5-Pack (Autonomous Drone Kit Level III) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Autonomous Drone Kit — Level II (Classroom Bundle) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | FPV Drone Racing Kit — Level I |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Go2 EDU+ Quadruped |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | DroneBlocks Light Show Kit |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | databot 2.0 — Data Science Sensors |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
DroneBlocks product offering
Product offeringCore offering
DroneBlocks provides a complete educational platform combining drone hardware, robotics, and software (block-coding and Python) with 200+ cloud-based lessons for K-12 and higher education STEM programs. The portfolio includes drone kits (Crazyflie, DEXI, FPV Racing, Light Show), quadruped robots (Unitree Go2), sensor tools (databot 2.0), and a web-based coding app with integrated simulator. School-wide access is delivered via an annual Enterprise Membership subscription, complemented by professional development training for educators.
Product overview
DroneBlocks provides a comprehensive educational technology platform combining drone hardware, robotics, sensor technology, and cloud-based curriculum for STEM education (K-12 through higher ed). The portfolio centers on five drone/robot product lines: (1) Autonomous Drones Level II featuring Crazyflie nano drones with block-coding and Python via web app; (2) Autonomous Drones Level III (DEXI) for advanced students with PX4-based modular build-it-yourself drones supporting ROS and computer vision; (3) FPV Drone Racing Kits for competitive drone racing with MultiGP league integration; (4) Drone Light Show Kits for choreographed drone swarm performances; and (5) Unitree Go2 quadruped robot dogs with AI-powered navigation. Supporting infrastructure includes 200+ cloud-based curriculum lessons, DroneBlocks Simulator for virtual flight testing, DJI Tello curriculum (now transitioning to Level II), and databot 2.0 multi-sensor data science tools. School-wide access is enabled via Enterprise Membership subscriptions at $695-$1,190/year, with professional development and technical support included.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- DEXI: Drone for Exploration & Innovation - autonomous research and development drone designed for STEM education
- DroneBlocks Classroom Bundle
- DroneBlocks Web App
- DroneBlocks Enterprise Membership
Products and services
- DroneBlocks Enterprise Membership | All-In-One Drone Curriculum License Annual school-wide subscription that provides unlimited student access to 200+ cloud-based lessons, the DroneBlocks coding simulator, technical support, and a Part 107 bonus training module. Designed for K-12 schools and school districts.
- Autonomous Drones – Level II (DroneBlocks Classroom Bundle) NDAA-compliant K-12 classroom drone kit including 10 palm-sized nano drones, batteries, charging stations, curriculum, and professional development. Supports drag-and-drop block coding and Python programming via the DroneBlocks web app.
- Autonomous Drones – Level III (DEXI) Advanced autonomous research and development drone kit that students build from scratch with modular, solder-free components. Features a PX4 Autopilot flight controller with optical flow sensing for indoor/GPS-denied navigation, onboard Raspberry Pi compute module, Raspberry Pi camera, and GPIO access. NDAA Section 889 compliant.
- Crazyflie Nano Drone – Developer Kit Open-source 27g indoor nano flying development platform including one drone with Flow Deck v2, three spare batteries, charging station, and spare propellers and motors. Supports block-coding and Python autonomous drone missions.
- DEXI-5 – PX4 Developer Kit Ready-to-fly or build-it-yourself DEXI-5 drone with PX4 firmware, carbon fiber 368mm frame, 1980KV motors, 50A 4-in-1 ESC, ARK Pi6X Flow flight controller, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, Sony IMX219 8MP camera, and 4000mAh 6S battery.
- DEXI 3 Single Build Kit Entry-level DEXI build kit including transmitter, receiver, battery, and charger, with a 3-inch custom frame, 4680KV motors, integrated PX4 flight controller/ESC, Raspberry Pi CM5 compute module, Camera Module 3, and 128GB storage.
- Autonomous Drone Kit – Level III (DEXI Classroom 5-Pack) Classroom bundle of five DEXI build kits with transmitters, batteries, charging stations, spare parts, and one year of DroneBlocks curriculum access.
- FPV Drone Racing Kit – Level I Complete FPV racing kit for schools including five EMAX Tinyhawk III Plus HDZero drones, goggles, transmitters, batteries, spare parts, five VelociDrone simulator licenses, MultiGP Drones in Schools team registrations, and curriculum access. FCC Part 15 compliant.
- Go2 EDU+ Quadruped AI-enabled quadruped robot dog with 4D LIDAR L1 360°x90° sensing, NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (up to 100 TOPS), HD wide-angle cameras, object detection/avoidance, and intelligent follow. Programmable in Python, C++, Node-Red, ROS, and block-coding, with 12kg payload, 5 m/s max speed, and 2-4 hour battery life.
- DroneBlocks Light Show Kit DIY drone light show kit for swarms of 10 to 200 drones, including a Windows/Mac design and simulation client, launch control, batteries, chargers, and transport cases, with pre-programmed shows available.
- databot 2.0 – Data Science Sensors Multi-sensor educational tool (1.2 oz) with 16 science sensors including UV, sound, acceleration, CO2, gyroscope, air pressure, temperature, altitude, magnetism, humidity, light, color, gesture, and proximity. Wirelessly connects to smartphones/tablets via the Vizeey app for real-time data visualization.
- Commercial Drone Program (FAA Part 107 Curriculum) Comprehensive commercial drone pilot training curriculum including 135+ lessons, FAA Part 107 exam prep, drone safety, regulations, mission planning, and business skills. Developed with Iconic Drones to prepare students for commercial drone pilot careers.
- DroneBlocks Web App (Block Coding & Python) Web-based, device-agnostic block-coding IDE for programming drones, with integrated simulator. Supports Crazyflie, DEXI, and DJI Tello drones, and Python scripting via MAVSDK-Python.
- DroneBlocks Simulator Web-based virtual playground for testing and refining drone code, featuring a tabbed canvas, block-highlighting, and realistic flight dynamics. Included with the Enterprise Membership and accessible via web browser.
Quantifiable outcome
- 500,000+ students have used DroneBlocks globally
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use DroneBlocks
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
DroneBlocks technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration6 records
AI capability8 records
Feature9 records
DroneBlocks partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- MultiGP STEM AlliancecoreDroneBlocks partnered with MultiGP STEM Alliance to offer schools the FPV Racing Drone Kit, including hardware, curriculum, and racing simulation software. Kits include registration for two teams to enter the MultiGP 'Drones in Schools' League — the largest drone racing league globally with professional chapters worldwide.
- Iconic DronescoreDroneBlocks developed its comprehensive drone pilot training curriculum in partnership with Iconic Drones to prepare students for FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot license. Iconic Drones provides industry expertise for CTE drone career pathway programs.
- ARK ElectronicscoreDeveloped in collaboration with ARK Electronics, DEXI introduces a groundbreaking all-in-one flight controller (ARK Pi6X Flow) running PX4 Autopilot that integrates optical flow sensing for accurate indoor and GPS-denied positioning. ARK Pi6X Flow is NDAA compliant and made in the USA.
- PX4 / DroneCode FoundationcoreDEXI is certified by the PX4 team and developed in collaboration with members of the DroneCode Foundation. DEXI is an official PX4 Developer Kit, ensuring compliance with high community standards for autonomous drone development.
- InnovatED STEMminorDroneBlocks and InnovatED STEM co-developed 'Robotics 101: Land. Air. Sea.' — a full-year, project-based robotics curriculum designed for middle and high school students.
- UnitreecoreDroneBlocks serves as a distributor and educational curriculum provider for Unitree Go2 EDU+ quadruped robots. Provides comprehensive classroom bundle including hardware, curriculum, and US-based technical support.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
DroneBlocks competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Makeblock: Makeblock (mBot, Codey Rocky, Airblock) sells K-12 STEM kits with block-coding software (mBlock). It targets similar K-12 coding/robotics budgets globally, including drone-form-factor products like Airblock that overlap with DroneBlocks.
- Ozobot: Ozobot makes small line-following and programmable robots with a block-coding platform (Ozobot Blockly) for K-12 STEM. It competes for elementary STEM budgets with a different hardware form factor but a similar curriculum-and-app model.
Direct peers
- Tynker: Tynker is a leading block-coding platform for K-12 with drone integrations (including with DJI and Parrot drones). It competes for the same coding-in-schools budget and has a much larger content library and school-district footprint than DroneBlocks.
- Parrot Education: Parrot's education division offers the ANAFI Ai and related drone platforms with coding/curriculum for K-12 and higher-ed. Like DroneBlocks, it targets schools with hardware + software bundles, and is a direct substitute in autonomous drone STEM programs.
- DJI Education: DJI's education arm sells drone hardware (Tello, RoboMaster) bundled with curriculum and block-coding apps targeting K-12 STEM programs. DroneBlocks directly competes for the same K-12 drone education budgets, although DJI's lack of NDAA compliance increasingly limits federally funded school deals.
Broad incumbents
- LEGO Education: LEGO Education's SPIKE Prime and WeDo platforms are dominant K-12 STEM products with block-coding curriculum. It competes for the same elementary STEM dollars and has unmatched distribution into global K-12 classrooms.
- Sphero: Sphero provides K-12 STEM robots (Sphero BOLT, indi, RVR) with a block-coding app and curriculum. It targets the same coding-in-schools budget as DroneBlocks but with ground-based robots rather than drones, making it an adjacent substitute for STEM dollars.
- VEX Robotics: VEX Robotics sells VEX IQ, VEX V5, and VEX GO kits with a large curriculum library and the world's largest K-12 robotics competition (VEX IQ/IQ Robotics Competition). It competes for the same STEM/CTE budget pool DroneBlocks addresses.
Regional players
- PLTW (Project Lead The Way): PLTW provides K-12 STEM/CTE curricula used widely across U.S. school districts. While not a hardware competitor, it is the dominant curriculum incumbent that DroneBlocks partners with or competes against when schools choose their STEM content stack.
Others
- Bitcraze: Bitcraze is the maker of the Crazyflie open-source nano drone platform that DroneBlocks bundles and resells in its Level II kit. As a technology supplier and co-distribution partner, Bitcraze's roadmap directly affects DroneBlocks' product offering.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
DroneBlocks social profiles
Digital presenceDroneBlocks compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
DroneBlocks financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
DroneBlocks leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
DroneBlocks funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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DroneBlocks M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about DroneBlocks
What does DroneBlocks do?
DroneBlocks provides a complete educational platform combining drone hardware, robotics, and software (block-coding and Python) with 200+ cloud-based lessons for K-12 and higher education STEM programs. The portfolio includes drone kits (Crazyflie, DEXI, FPV Racing, Light Show), quadruped robots (Unitree Go2), sensor tools (databot 2.0), and a web-based coding app with integrated simulator. School-wide access is delivered via an annual Enterprise Membership subscription, complemented by professional development training for educators.
Is DroneBlocks a public or private company?
DroneBlocks is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was DroneBlocks founded?
DroneBlocks was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is DroneBlocks based?
DroneBlocks is headquartered in Texas, United States, in the North America region.
How does DroneBlocks make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales (Drone & Robotics Kits) is the primary driver. The others are enterprise Curriculum License (Annual Subscription) and professional Development Services.
Who are DroneBlocks's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Makeblock and Ozobot. Direct peers are Tynker, Parrot Education and DJI Education. Broad incumbents are LEGO Education, Sphero and VEX Robotics. PLTW (Project Lead The Way) is listed as a regional player. Bitcraze is listed as an others.
Does DroneBlocks have an API?
No public API is recorded for DroneBlocks.
What industry is DroneBlocks in?
DroneBlocks's product category is STEM Education Technology (Drone & Robotics Programming). Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAFANAB, Robotics Learning Platforms, with a secondary code of EDAMADAJ, Drones, UAVs & Aerial Robotics Programs. Its NAICS code is 611420 and its SIC code is 8200.