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 RUB SOM: 600M RUB Existing 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 sale Hardware design (complete, manufacturing-ready) Custom flight controller PCB — 4-layer, STM32F427VIT6 (PX4 FMUv2-compatible), built and tested in KiCad Custom power-distribution daughterboard Full 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 files Firmware & software PX4 Autopilot configuration (v1.11 branch) tuned for the airframe QGroundControl setup profile with presets Flashing/programming instructions and tooling references Brand & 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 printing Documentation & methodology Full bill of materials with verified supplier sources Step-by-step assembly guide (photographed, used as the actual build instructions during prototyping) QA/inspection checklists for the PCBs Flight-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 classroom Business research Market 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 slides A 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 investors Where it stands today Working 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 buyer No sales yet, but the team has run customer discovery interviews and received a documented technical brief from at least one prospective institutional buyer Best 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 Russia Why we're selling Built 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.