Phase 1 — Voice Pipeline

$175 hardware spend
Item Qty Unit Total Required Vendor
Raspberry Pi 5 8GB 1 $80 $80 Buy ↗
OV9281 Global Shutter Camera (×2) 2 $15 $30 Buy ↗
OV5647 Color Camera 1 $10 $10 Buy ↗
ReSpeaker XVF3800 USB 4-Mic Array 1 $30 $30 Buy ↗
8Ω 3W Speaker 1 $8 $8 Buy ↗
USB-C Power Supply (27W) 1 $12 $12 Buy ↗
64GB microSD (A2) 1 $10 $10 Buy ↗
8" Snap-on TPU Prop Guards 1 $18 $18 ⬜ optional Buy ↗

Phase 2 — UWB Positioning

$645 hardware spend
Item Qty Unit Total Required Vendor
Nooploop LinkTrack P Kit (8 anchors + 1 tag) 1 $630 $630 Buy ↗
ESP32-C3 BLE Proximity Sensors (×3) 3 $5 $15 Buy ↗

Phase 3 — First Flight

$435 hardware spend
Item Qty Unit Total Required Vendor
iFlight XL8 V5 Frame 1 $50 $50 Buy ↗
T-Motor MN2213 935KV Motors (×4) 4 $35 $140 Buy ↗
T-Motor F45A BLHeli32 4-in-1 ESC 1 $55 $55 Buy ↗
Pixhawk 6C Mini 1 $180 $180 Buy ↗
Gens Ace 4S 3600mAh 60C LiPo (XT60) 1 $60 $60 Buy ↗
Matek UBEC-12A (5V/5A) 1 $12 $12 Buy ↗
HQProp 8×3 Props (×4 + spares) 8 $3 $24 Buy ↗
Tattu 4S 2200mAh LiPo (backup) 1 $35 $35 ⬜ optional Buy ↗

Phase 4 — Autonomous Navigation

$310 hardware spend
Item Qty Unit Total Required Vendor
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 (Hailo-10H, 40 TOPS) 1 $132 $132 Buy ↗
MicoAir MTF-01 Optical Flow + ToF 1 $45 $45 Buy ↗
InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera (USB-C) 1 $230 $230 Buy ↗
BME688 Gas/VOC Sensor (I2C) 1 $15 $15 ⬜ optional Buy ↗
USB-C Right-Angle Adapter 1 $8 $8 Buy ↗
LD2410 mmWave Presence Sensor (×2) 2 $12 $24 ⬜ optional Buy ↗

Phase 5 — Full Integration

$150 hardware spend
Item Qty Unit Total Required Vendor
Body Shell — 3D printed PETG (materials) 1 $25 $25
IR-LOCK Precision Landing (passive reflector) 1 $40 $40 Buy ↗
LED Matrix Eyes (MAX7219 8×8) 2 $12 $24 Buy ↗
ESP32 Eye Controller 1 $8 $8 Buy ↗
SPDT Kill Switch + MOSFET Camera Cutoff 1 $12 $12 Buy ↗
PMS5003 Particulate Sensor (perch-mount) 1 $22 $22 ⬜ optional Buy ↗

Cost Summary

Required items only$1870
All items (inc. optionals)$1984
+15% shipping / contingency$298
All-in estimate$2282