Qadrox - Sell Project

Russia's drone-operator training market is regulated and growing: government data shows the national fleet of light UAVs has grown ~25% year over year, and most operators only need basic ("initial") certification — exactly the segment this product targets. Training programs are required to give students hands-on flight time, and current government policy (Russia's national "Unmanned Aviation Systems" initiative, plus equipment standards for STEM labs in schools) is actively pushing schools and colleges to buy this kind of equipment through public procurement (44-FZ tenders).Market sizing done for this project:TAM: ~18B RUB/year (~40,000 eligible educational institutions in Russia)SAM: ~6B RUBSOM: ~600M RUBExisting competitors are split into two unsatisfying camps: expensive modular ecosystems (~150K RUB) with reliability issues, or cheap toy-grade kits (40–65K RUB) with weak documentation and no real training value. Qadrox Junior is designed to land in between — full PX4 functionality at a lower price point, with a repairability-first design so a single crashed part doesn't take the whole unit offline.What's included in the saleHardware design (complete, manufacturing-ready)Custom flight controller PCB — 4-layer, STM32F427VIT6 (PX4 FMUv2-compatible), built and tested in KiCadCustom power-distribution daughterboardFull Gerber files, NC drill files, BOM mapped to LCSC part numbers, pick-and-place files — ready to send straight to a contract manufacturer (Rezonit/JLCPCB-proven)Frame design (laser-cut PETG), electronics enclosure (SLA-printed), all source CAD/DXF/CDR filesFirmware & softwarePX4 Autopilot configuration (v1.11 branch) tuned for the airframeQGroundControl setup profile with presetsFlashing/programming instructions and tooling referencesBrand & packaging"Qadrox" / "Qadrox Junior" name and visual identity (working name — not trademark-registered, so the buyer is free to register it)Complete retail packaging design: drone box, remote box, foam inserts, stickers — print-ready files (PDF/CDR) for laser cutting and wide-format printingDocumentation & methodologyFull bill of materials with verified supplier sourcesStep-by-step assembly guide (photographed, used as the actual build instructions during prototyping)QA/inspection checklists for the PCBsFlight-test and ground-test program (bench → tethered → free flight → drop test)A complete instructional curriculum mapped to the official Russian professional standard for UAS operators — built to be used directly in a classroomBusiness researchMarket sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), competitor teardown, customer segments, business model, SWOT, legal/IP review, and a cost/financial model — all in working spreadsheets, not just slidesA full bachelor's thesis (~390 paragraphs) documenting the entire engineering process — analysis, design rationale, component selection, test results — useful as both technical reference and credibility material for buyers or investorsWhere it stands todayWorking prototype built, assembled, and flight-tested (bench, tethered, and free flight, including drop tests)No registered company, patents, or trademark yet — clean slate for the buyerNo sales yet, but the team has run customer discovery interviews and received a documented technical brief from at least one prospective institutional buyerBest fit for: a hardware/edtech team that wants to skip 1–2 years of R&D and go straight to manufacturing and sales, an existing drone or STEM-kit company looking to add a training product, or an individual/small team planning to pursue 44-FZ government procurement contracts in RussiaWhy we're sellingBuilt as part of an engineering thesis project; the team doesn't have the bandwidth or go-to-market focus to take it to manufacturing and sales. Looking for a buyer who can.