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RotorX Racing Launches Campaign for Atom RX122 Micro Drone

Malek Murison

In recent weeks we’ve brought you exclusive interviews from the Drone Racing League, as well as news that both the potential and popularity of micro-drones are on the rise. Now, there’s one company that wants to take a combination of these two exciting trends to the mass market.

Unlike many crowdfunding campaigns you might come across scrolling through kickstarter or IndieGoGo, RotorX Racing already makes and sells its own drones. Its Atom V1 has proved popular, but it requires a complicated mix of over 10 individual components from different suppliers designed for much larger racing drones, meaning assembly takes around 5-10 HOURS of complicated soldering and setup. In short, it’s pretty hard work.  But now the company is planning to raise both capital and awareness for its next drone.

As part of a newly launched crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo, RotorX Racing is offering backers the chance to pre-order the Atom RX122, a refined racer that requires less than 30 minutes of assembly, and comes preconfigured and set up for operation as soon as it’s plugged together.

So what do you need to know about RotorX Racing‘s Atom RX122? Well, as the name suggests, it’s pretty small. In fact, it fits in the palm of your hand, weighs less than 250 grams, and can fly at speeds up to 80mph. That means that it’s light enough to ensure that you will have no problems with the FAA regarding weight restrictions or registration, while still packing some serious power for FPV flight.

Backers can choose to upgrade their Atom V2 package, with the option of an HD camera, a custom carrying case, upgraded motors, or extra-strong propellers. The drone comes with an industry leading FPV system, allowing pilots to fly the Atom via a crystal clear, realtime video feed, with no latency over huge distances. Its range is up to 1.25 miles.

Importantly, RotorX Racing say that a key feature of the Atom RX122 is its resilience. “Crash it over and over and over again,” they say. “It’s lightweight, carbon fibre construction makes it the most durable racing drone on the planet. All components are easily repairable, customizable and readily available.”

So where did it all start?

Martin White, general partner at RotorX Racing, said “RotorX was formed by a small group of FPV pilots/friends that got together regularly to fly for fun, it wasn’t long before we wanted to see how small we could make an FPV racing drone to let us fly in more places than our larger, expensive, noisy and fragile drones could handle.  Our experience as pilots and technical ability as engineers and designers put us in the unique position of being able to design products that were so far ahead of the curve that we were regularly called crazy and dreamers.”

And why is a company already in business crowdfunding for the Atom V2?

“Our lack of an international distribution network and financing to create large volumes of our cutting edge designs left the door open for an army of zombie cloning companies that wanted to capitalize on our popularity and designs.  We need Indiegogo to help us keep creating next level products while also pushing down costs to the customer, so that more people can afford to get into drone racing safely and share in the amazing experience of being a FPV drone pilot.  Whether it is for racing competitively, with friends or just for fun!”

If you’re interested in finding out more or backing the RotorX campaign, visit the Atom’s IndieGoGo page. Make it quick though, as the company has almost met its goal within days of the launch.

And more good news, folks. The guys at RotorX Racing have kindly agreed to send us an Atom to try out. We’ll be documenting the DIY process and reviewing it as soon as possible.

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