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Sabaté/ABC/Univision           So far, 3D Robotics has sold
30,000 autopilot units. Muñoz's company also sells an array of
parts, including motors, batteries, cables and propellers to do-
it-yourself drone enthusiasts, but autopilot remains the
company's focus. Think of autopilot as the brain of the drone.
It interfaces with the other components to create the magic of
independent flight. It's what Muñoz first programmed when he was
cooped up waiting for his papers, and it remains the company's
core product.  His endeavor, however, was not a solitary one.
Although programming his RC helicopter to fly (and everything
since) was indeed a breakthrough, his success came from building
on code developed by the open-source programing community. To
this day, 3D Robotics continues to rely on the extended
community of programmers that collaborate on autopilot – for
free.  In the open source ethos, pro