Lua Programming for Ardupilot

🚁 Meetup: Programming Drones with Lua & ArduPilot
Curious about extending your drone’s capabilities with scripting? Join us for a hands-on meetup exploring Lua programming for ArduPilot.

In this session we’ll cover:
🌙 The origins of Lua
Learn where the Lua language came from, why it was designed, and why it’s widely used in embedded systems like drones, games, and robotics.

🧩 Understanding Lua’s structure
We’ll walk through the basics of the language—syntax, variables, tables, functions, and how Lua scripts interact with ArduPilot’s scripting engine.

💻 Practical examples
See real Lua scripts in action. We’ll explore sample code that can monitor sensors, automate flight behaviors, and add custom logic to your drone.

🚀 Deploying scripts to your drone
Finally, we’ll look at how to load and run Lua scripts on an ArduPilot-based drone, including the available options for uploading, testing, and debugging.