Phone-based drone tracking and security control demo
I reverse-engineered my drone with REA & Opus 5.5 this is f*cking crazy.. I turned my drone into area security drone with Opus 5.5 no GPS, no cloud. runs directly on your phone. here`s full step-by-step guide: step 1 → give Claude Code your drone’s exact model, firmware version, companion app and available sensors step 2 → ask REA to inspect the software and trace how camera feeds, telemetry and flight commands work step 3 → Opus checks your model and connects through a supported flight-control interface step 4 → build person detection and tracking from the camera feed step 5 → connect supported depth or LiDAR sensors to map obstacles step 6 → build the follow controller with speed limits, safe distance and pilot takeover step 7 → test tracking, obstacles and connection loss in simulation step 8 → test in an open area with a consenting participant and a pilot ready to take over step 9 → add the dashboard: camera feed, tracking state, map, speed, altitude and distance the result: a tracking system you can inspect, test and improve yourself Find full prompt below Then, read the article below on how to reverse-engineer anything with Opus 5.5.
— vartekx (@vartekxx) Oct 26, 2026
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This is my own DJI drone, my own phone, my own alarm system, my own property and my own laptop. I want my alarm to launch my drone: when the alarm triggers, my phone gets a push with a "Launch" button. One tap and the drone takes off from its pad in the yard, finds the person running from my house, follows and films them up to my property line, keeps the camera on them from above until they're out of sight, then lands and saves the clip. I'll register the DJI developer account and paste the App Key myself. I'll approve every install and every flight. I authorize you to set up the project on my laptop, build and install the app on my phone, create the Home Assistant automation, and run everything in the DJI simulator. Every change must be reversible. I've attached a photo of the drone's About screen in DJI Fly, told you my phone (iPhone or Android) and my alarm brand. Done means: the alarm triggers a test push, the app passes a full simulated chase in the DJI simulator, and one real test where I set off my own alarm and walk out of my own door, while I watch every step.
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- Claude Code, REA, DJI Mobile SDK v5, Home Assistant, Xcode, Android Studio, Core ML, LiteRT, DJI simulator
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