Future drones to get powered by open source

Red Cat Propware, a young company that builds software solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles, has launched its open source software and services for the drone market. The company has also established its new headquarters at Humacao in Puerto Rico to kickstart the development of community-backed solutions for advanced drones.

To introduce new features for drones, Red Cat Propware is actively working on building a strong open source community. The company is considering open source as an opportunity for the fast-growing drones market.

“Adoption of drones for commercial and competitive racing is exploding, pushing the limits of the software and features,” said Jeff Thompson, founder and CEO of Red Cat Propware, in a statement.

Founded in 2016, Red Cat Propware is offering not just software but also support and training in the drone market. The company also provides custom drone applications by leveraging the open source community’s efforts.

Red Cat Propware is not the only company that prefers open source for the drone world. In August, Intel introduced its drone controller that offers an open source flight control platform to developers. Canonical also recently announced a development that uses the Ubuntu platform to transform drones into intelligent robots.