These are two really cool projects which could gain traction with other prospective drone builders/users.
I hope you can share your progress with time. And of course maybe we can try and help along the way where we can.
As far as myself, I’d also like to learn more how ML/AI could influence drone applications.
My other projects include:
o A RPi zero W drone with video [https://dojofordrones.com/pi-zero-drone/].
o Drones with on-board environmental sensors that can map and send real-time data to the home base.
o An enclosed, stand-alone, solar-powered sensor array that stores environmental data which can be uploaded to a drone. Designed for remote or hard to access sites.
o Drone development using the latest ROS2, Gazebo Garden on current Ubuntu platforms [https://community.dojofordrones.com/t/full-gz-sim-on-22-04-lts/805].
o Continued development of various SITL programs to test programs before they are used in the field. Working with programs in the SITL before going in the field is essential to working out bugs, saving time, gaining insight how a program works and avoiding drone failures.