![]() ![]() If that original video of the Skydio R1 chasing a mountain biker through a forest blew you away (which it totally should have), we’re told that the Skydio 2’s autonomy is better. This is basically state-of-the-art for drones right now, and it’s in a consumer product that costs under $1,000. Wide open spaces are dramatic and all, but the brief flight through that warehouse shows the kind of autonomy that Skydio’s drones excel at. While the launch video above does a good job of highlighting the Skydio 2’s subject tracking, you only get a few hints of just how impressive the obstacle avoidance capability is. The Skydio 2 represents autonomy that you can trust. Skydio’s drones may not be able to handle everything, but they can handle almost everything, which is saying a lot when you consider the inherently three dimensional and unstructured and cluttered up world that they have to operate in. Other drones claim similar functionality, but generally only under ideal and very limited conditions. Using an array of cameras, the drone can follow people or vehicles at speed while nimbly dodging anything that might get in the way, all while recording smooth, cinematic video-and you don’t have to do anything besides telling the drone who you want it to follow. The Skydio 2 is a drone with built-in subject tracking and obstacle avoidance with omnidirectional coverage, including above and below. The Skydio 2 takes everything that made the R1 so amazing, and squeezes it into something smaller, smarter, and at $999, alarmingly close to affordable. ![]() Today, Skydio is announcing their second drone: the Skydio 2. Rather, the R1 was meant to demonstrate exactly what Skydio was capable of, offering the chosen few who could justify paying for one a magical experience that couldn’t be found anywhere else. The R1, though, was really not intended to be a consumer drone in the sense that it wasn’t a direct competitor to the likes of DJI, which has overwhelmingly dominated the consumer drone space since the early days of consumer drones. It’s been a year and a half, and in the fast-paced world of drones, the Skydio R1 is somehow still, by a huge margin, the most intelligent and capable drone in existence, offering a level of autonomy that would be impressive even if it was a one-off research project, which it wasn’t, because you could buy one for US $2,500. It is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, NVIDIA, and UP.Partners.Ībraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe founded Klarna in Redwood City, California in 2014.When Skydio announced the R1 in early 2018, it was one of the most incredible drones we’d ever seen. Its flagship product, the X2, is equipped with seven cameras, 100x zoom, night vision, and promises to turn ordinary users into expert pilots thanks to its self-piloting abilities. Then the company released the Skydio 2 in 2019, its second drone, cutting off more than half the price while improving it its autonomous tracking and video capabilities. ![]() The company's debut drone, the R1, could track a target and film them while avoiding obstacles without any human intervention required. The company's drones use an array of cameras and proprietary computer vision technology to recognize, avoid objects in real-time, and predict into the future to make intelligent decisions, enabling users by flying themselves through the most demanding tasks or keeping them safe from obstacles when they want to take control. It develops AI-powered drones to deliver the power and flying cameras without the complexity. Skydio is a drone manufacturer that uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers. ![]()
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