This is an astounding engineering achievement. I love how they were able to do all this autonomy with fisheye lenses -- the only navigation cameras are pointing up and down!<p>It's incredibly rare that a company is on the cutting edge of both software and hardware. There are hardly any other companies in this category. I'd say:<p>- SpaceX (the control software for landing is outstanding)<p>- Apple (although their software isn't the best, i.e. Siri, or how late to the game they were with night sight)<p>- Not Tesla (hardware is incredible, auto pilot is struggling)<p>- Not Amazon (Kindle is great, but not a remarkable engineering achievement)
Looks really cool, but I'm skeptical of all the demo videos and whether or not a person or software flew the drone. Would like to see some independent reviews of their following capability.
I've been keeping a casual eye on drones for a few years, and find it surprising that the flight time always stays between 20 and 30 minutes. Despite all the advances in every other department, the flight time has not changed. Why is that? I would have expected drones capable of flying for over an hour by now.
looks cool and with all the human rights abuses coming out of China, I'd rather throw my money at a homegrown company. when do you think the final version will be out?
Is there any way to get the 3d geometry out to create 3d models of things like buildings or rooms?<p>Looking for something similar to Matterport, but flyable.
"Utilizing 45 megapixels of visual sensing from six 200 degree color cameras, Skydio 2 can see everything in every direction with unprecedented resolution and clarity." - Just to clarify, that means the Jetson TX2 can capture and process data from all 6 cameras, simultaneously, at 4k each? At what framerate is that too out of interest?
nice. i pre-ordered one so that it can follow me around while i do my hero activities. hopefully it plays a soundtrack like in the video so i can be properly represented. i never thought i'd want one of these but now i do. great job. i like when a marketing dept is as good as the engineering dept (or vice versa if you come from other POV).<p>i was going to give a smack down about how there is no information about legal and safety issues around drones, and while it isn't on the front page it was very, very easy to find.<p><a href="https://support.skydio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000586653-Skydio-Flight-Safety" rel="nofollow">https://support.skydio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000586653-Sk...</a>
The R1 (first gen) propellers were protected by a plastic shield around them. Here they are exposed. What happens if the drone hits a tree or some branches? Won't the propellers easily break?