M12 Context

Market context

Compact open-source modular drone for R&D, sensors, and custom payloads up to 12 kg.

Target environment: Agricultural test fields, field robotics labs, sensor payload development and custom UAV integration.
Workflow context: Payload testing, sensor carriage, field experimentation, modular drone development and custom aerial workflows.
Customer context: Drone integrators, agricultural robotics teams, field researchers and operators needing a configurable aerial platform.
Deployment model: Configurable UAV platform model using modular hardware and customer-selected payloads.
Commercial maturity: Commercial product surface with modular field-use positioning.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on payload fit, regulatory environment, service support and operator training.
Market position: Modular ABZ platform for teams that need payload flexibility rather than a fixed spraying or spreading configuration.
Adjacent products: L10 V2, L30 V2, L50, S20, S50, M40

Dimensions: weight kg: 13.8 kg total weight with battery; weight range: 13.8 kg with battery; 29 kg MTOM
Certifications And Approvals: CE-certified, C4 label
Io And Power: I2C, UART, CAN, USB, PWM, relays; 0–50V configurable
Max Altitude M: 120 m max flight altitude
Navigation: Dual-RTK ±10 cm; ~3.5 km range
Operating Role: Agricultural drone platform for modular field applications
Payload capacity: ≤12 kg
Software And Frame: Open-source; foldable; CE C4
Task Scope: Agricultural UAV platform operations
System Role: Cargo drone
Use Cases: Payload research
Operating Environment: Research teams
Flight Time Minutes: 24-55 min hovering; current product-page claim, load and battery conditions unspecified
Maximum speed: max level-flight speed 20 m/s
Payload Integration: ≤12 kg; 600×600×600 mm bay