Holybro

Holybro is a team of experts dedicated to helping you create exceptional drones in your own home. Their product range includes AutoPilot boards (PixHawk and Duradal), Flight controllers (Kakute series), ESC boards, FPV equipment, Radio links, GPS systems, and FPV racing drones.

Holybro drones and quadcopters

Holybro Kopis Racing 3″ FPV drone under 250g

Photo of Kopis Racing 3" drone
There is a constant challenge for manufacturers to maintain their drones under 250grams. They need to keep a good balance between flight performance, battery life, and weight. Holybro recently released a new 3" FPV racing drone that weighs only 145 grams. Considering that a 4S 850mAh LIPO battery has about 100 grams, the total take-off weight of the Kopis...

Holybro Kopis Freestyle 4 FPV drone

Photo of Holybro Kopis Freestyle 4 FPV drone
Holybro's new 4-inch Kopis Freestyle drone is available with two types of FPV systems. While the analogue editions come equipped Foxeer Micro Razer camera and Atlatl HV Micro 800mW 5.8GHz VTX, the digital version with Caddx Nebula NANO system. It is built on a 180 size two-layer carbon fibre frame. Without a battery weighs less than 180 grams. Its...

Holybro Kopis CineWhoop 2.5″ Pusher

Photo of Holybro Kopis CineWhoop
Like many FPV drone manufactures, Holybro also moves from large 5" freestyle quads to smaller and safer Whooop style drones. The Kopis CineWhoop features a 'Pusher' design with inverted motors. Thanks to this approach the aircraft can be controlled better in flight and the footage are smoother. The Holybro Kopis CineWhoop comes equipped with the Caddx Nebula Pro Vista Kit...

Holybro Kopis 1 FPV quad: Durable 5 mm carbon fiber frame

Holybro Kopis 1 FPV drone
Kopis 1 is a high-performance and ultra-durable FPV racing quadcopter from Holybro. Its low-profile design allows centralized weight which means excellent stability. Holybro Kopis 1 features a "Stretched-X" motor layout, highly adopted by professional racing drones. This approach eliminates the influence ("dirty air") of the rear propellers over the front blades. Build around the Holybro Kakute F4 all-in-on flight controller, the...

Holybro Kopis Cinematic X8: Heavy-duty drone for professionals

Holybro Kopis Cinematic X8
Holybro's new Kopis Cinematic X8 is a powerful and heavy-duty 7" FPV drone designed for professional aerial video makers. With a full carbon fiber frame that provides a good shock absorption performance, Kopis Cinematic X8 offers a perfect platform with an adjustable installation angle available from 0 to 25 ° for both Mirrorless and Cinema cameras such as Comodo,...

Holybro QAV250: DIY Pixhawk 4 Mini FPV drone

Holybro QAV250
The Holybro QAV250 DIY FPV drone kit is the perfect way to get started developing on Pixhawk 4 Mini flight controller. It pairs a carbon fiber 250 racing frame and essential electronics with a Pixhawk 4 Mini autopilot. The kit is easy to assemble and no soldering is needed. Holybro offers their QAV250 kit in multiple package versions. The ARF...

HOLYBRO KOPIS 1 review: Don’t stay on its way!

Holybro Kopis 1 review
Every time I review a drone, I try to find a sentence that would define it the best. I think in case of HOLYBRO KOPIS 1, "Don't stay on its way!" fits just perfectly. Made of 5 mm thick carbon fiber and reaching insane flight speeds I would not want to be hit by this beast. Surely, this Kopis 1 quadcopter is...

Holybro Kopis Mini: Srinked size for DJI Air Unit

Photo of Holybro Kopis Mini
Holybro’s new Kopis MINI racing drone was specially designed for DJI’s digital FPV system and it follows the design of the older Kopis 2. It is available with or without the onboard DJI Air Unit. The price difference between the two versions is about $US150. By default, its versatile Kakute F7 HDV flight controller comes with BetaFlight firmware, but it...

Holybro Kopis 2: The best FPV drone of 2018?

Holybro Kopis 2 FPV drone quadcopter
While the first generation Kopis drone was equipped with F4 flight controller, this new Holybro Kopis 2 features the latest Kakute F7 flight controller with BetaFlight OSD.  In terms of design I liked more the first Kopis, it had nice pink and black colors. In contrary, the Kopis 2 is fully black, including the 3-leaf propellers. In order to allow great balance...

Holybro Pixhawk 4 Mini QAV250 DIY GPS FPV drone KIT

Holybro Pixhawk 4 Mini QAV250 drone KIT
After the popular Kopis 2 drone, HolyBro comes back with a new GPS enabled FPV drone DIY KIT. The Holybro Pixhawk 4 Mini QAV250 is available with two type of telemetry systems (433Mhz or 915Mhz). Both versions are offered in "basic" and "complete" kits. The main difference between the two package versions is the FPV system. While the "basic" does...

Holybro Kopis 2 SE review: My fastest FPV drone

HolyBro Kopis 2 SE review
Shortly after I sold the old Kopis, my FPV backpack felt sad and empty. It was not just my fastest racer, but also the BEST looking one. When I read that HolyBro is planning to release  a second generation of Kopis 2, I contacted them in order to test and review one. Three weeks later I'm holding the black...