Makeblock Airblock Programmable Drone and Hovercraft

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Summary

Airblock is a modular 2-in-1 drone and hovercraft and targets users 8 years old and above. It consists of 6 independent propeller modules. Airblock can fly in the air, or run on land or water. After building, users can control the drone via the Makeblock app and also code the virtual buttons with block-based programming.

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Highlights

• Inspire kids with hands-on drone-flying experience

• 2017 Reddot Award winner

• Control and program in one app

• Can be paired with a remote control

• Battery Life: 6 minutes as drone/16 minutes as hovercraft

Product Details

Be Bold and Crash!

The biggest feature of Airblock is that the 6 propeller modules are magnetically attached to the main hub in the center. All modules are enclosed in the EPP foam. As a result, Airblock can be quickly reassembled without damage after crash. This encourages students to fly it and also protects school’s investment.

Easy to Control and Program

The Makeblock app provides a default control panel with virtual joysticks to control Airblock (left, right, forward, backward, up, down). The app also allows users to create a customized control panel where virtual buttons, switches, and joysticks can be added and programmed.