Pick and Place Drone using Primus X Flight Controller

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 4 | 01 | Page :
    By

    Hariom Bhagure,

  • Chirag Autade,

  • Pranjal Bhagwat,

  • Samruddhi Bankar,

  1. Student, Department of Mechatronics Engineering Sanjivani College of Engineering Kopargaon, Maharashtra, India
  2. Student, Department of Mechatronics Engineering Sanjivani College of Engineering Kopargaon, Maharashtra, India
  3. Student, Department of Mechatronics Engineering Sanjivani College of Engineering Kopargaon, Maharashtra, India
  4. Student, Department of Mechatronics Engineering Sanjivani College of Engineering Kopargaon, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

The development of an uncomplicated drone for pick-and-place tasks makes this project a superb beginner’s hands-on exercise. The drone is outfitted with an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, and barometric sensors which allows for controlled, stable flight. A Primus X flight controller powers the drone due to these features. The drone is sustained by a battery which drives four geared motor propellers. The gripper is designed in SolidWorks and cut using a laser cutter. The gripper is lightweight and mounted to the drone as well as servo driven by the flight controller. The drone has specific payload capacity. Due to the gripper, small payloads can be seized and lifted by the drone. The gripper can be controlled using the Pluto Flight Controller smartphone app which communicates with the drone via Wi-Fi. Pluto Blocks and the Cygnus IDE can both be used to program the Primus X controller, making it highly flexible and easy approachable by people with different skill levels. Cygnus IDE supports advanced programming tools enabling engineers to customize the automation capabilities of the drone by manipulating the flight dynamics, sensors, and pick-and-place operations leveraging C/C++ programming. Conversely, Pluto Blocks has a simple drag-and-drop programming feature that enables users to formulate automation sequences without needing prior programming knowledge. The construction of a simple drone that performs pick-and-place operations makes this project an excellent novice-level practical activity. This project help to bridging gap between theory and real-world based application in the field of robotics and autonomous aerial systems

Keywords: Drone, Pick-and-place, Flight controller (Primus X), Sensors (Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Barometric), Gripper, Payload, Pluto Flight Controller app, Cygnus IDE, Automation, Robotics.

How to cite this article:
Hariom Bhagure, Chirag Autade, Pranjal Bhagwat, Samruddhi Bankar. Pick and Place Drone using Primus X Flight Controller. International Journal of Robotics and Automation in Mechanics. 2026; 04(01):-.
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Hariom Bhagure, Chirag Autade, Pranjal Bhagwat, Samruddhi Bankar. Pick and Place Drone using Primus X Flight Controller. International Journal of Robotics and Automation in Mechanics. 2026; 04(01):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijram/article=2026/view=246225


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Volume 04
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Received 13/01/2026
Accepted 26/02/2026
Published 12/03/2026
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