Drone racing

Real timeSingleDuelMuJoCoOfficial
Drone racingquadrotor, Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless classduel, programA reference vs B referencefinal heats A 1 : B 2 (B wins)Preliminary · n = 1 recorded match
Blender 4.2.23 LTS CyclesBlender Cycles

Display composite: the drones race in separate worlds, without contact.

Rules

Fly a quadrotor through a seeded course of numbered gates under FAI F9U drone-racing rules, by its front camera and its own telemetry. Alone: three qualifying rounds; duel: heats on the same course in parallel worlds, first to two heat wins.

FAI Sporting Code Section 4 (Aeromodelling), Volume F9 Drone Sports, chapter C, class F9U Drone Racing 2026 edition (effective 1 January 2026)10 declared deviations

Formats

SingleDuel

Physics

MuJoCo

Body

Simulated quadrotor (velocity and yaw-rate commands)

Mainly tests

  • 3D spatial understanding
  • Physical dynamics
  • Embodiment and execution
  • Time and latency

Physics it tests

inertia and actuator lagwind

Modes

Current tasks use one action level: the sport's native commands.

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