Project Good Karma
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This site serves as host to all things related to Project Good Karma. This includes instructional documentation, videos, applications, 3D print files, and other GoPro Karma related data.
The primary goal of this site is to provide a single repo for all information related to the repair of GoPro Karma drones.
Kit Batch Status – 03-25-2026
The parts have finally shipped! Kit construction should begin next week.
Kit Batch Status – 03-25-2026
Finally received notification from distribution that the parts should ship second week of April. I received information from the manufacturer and am negotiating a direct purchase agreement for future orders. This will not help this batch but if there is a future batch after this one, there should be a significant improvement regarding purchase and ship times.
Kit Batch Status – 03-18-2026
Continuation – Progress halted due to part shipment delays. No official word from distribution regarding delay reasons. FTDi shipments to distribution appears to be delayed as well. I have reached out to FTDi representatives to see if they can provide any insight into when parts are expected to ship to distribution. Used my work credentials as my full-time employer utilizes several of their chipsets in a couple of different product lines. I hope to hear that this is just a temporary delay and that things will move shortly.
Due to the supplier delays, distribution is now showing a shipment date of 08-13-2026 for new orders placed. If no word is received within the next week, I will look into redesigning the PGK hardware around an alternate part. (This will require changing the Karma Commander application for device auto-detection functionality. My hope is that this isn’t necessary as I have 196 boards just waiting on these parts and I dislike contributing to e-waste.)
Kit Batch Status – 03-07-2026
Progress halted due to part shipment delays.
Kit Batch Status – 03-01-2026
- 3D Printing
- Enclosures – 100% Complete
- Covers – 100% Complete
- Probe Guides – 100% Complete
- PCB Construction
- 0% Populated
- 0% Tested
- Received a estimated shipping date for the missing component. (03-16-2026) This is subject to change. Order was split between two suppliers in hopes to limit delay.
Kit Batch Status – 02-22-2026
- 3D Printing
- Enclosures – 100% Complete
- Covers – 0% Complete
- Probe Guides – 50% Complete
- PCB Construction
- 0% Populated
- 0% Tested
- Received a estimated shipping date for the missing component. (03-16-2026) This is subject to change. Order was split between two suppliers in hopes to limit delay.
Kit Batch Status – 02-18-2026
- microSD Imaging – 100% Complete
- 3D Printing
- Enclosures – 90% Complete
- Covers – 0% Complete
- Probe Guides – 0% Complete
Kit Batch Status – 02-17-2026
Cable Assemblies – Assembly and testing completed.
3D Printing
Enclosures – 50% Complete
Covers – 0% Complete
Probe Guides – 0% Complete
- Cable Assemblies – Assembly and testing completed.
- 3D Printing
- Enclosures – 50% Complete
- Covers – 0% Complete
- Probe Guides – 0% Complete
- microSD Imaging – 0% Complete
Kit Batch Status – 02-14-2026
- Still waiting on the main transceiver chipset to build boards. All other parts have been received.
- Received all of the parts needed for cable assemblies. So cable assembly construction is underway.
Kit Batch Status – 02-07-2026
- Bare PCBs ordered.
- 100% received.
- Inspected and ready for assembly.
- PCB parts ordered.
- 80% received.
- Critical part backordered. Split order through two sources to hopefully speed up the delivery time.
- Cable assembly parts ordered.
- 50% received.
- Value added precrimped wires delayed due to material sourcing issues. Estimated ship date of 02/12.
- SD Cards ordered.
- 100% received.
- 0% boot loader imaged.
- Shipping materials ordered.
- 100% received.
- 3D Printed Enclosures
- Housings – printing now – 20% printed.
- Covers – 0% printed.
- PCBA (PCB Assembly)
- 0% Completed – awaiting parts
- PCBA Testing
- 0% Completed – Awaiting Assembly
- Kit Assembly
- 0% Completed.