Popular Post Kens Posted October 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2019 $999 Made in U.S.A 360 omnidirectional AI driven obstacle avoidance system 4K 60fps HDR / 1080p 120fps 12MP HDR photo 36mph top speed 2.2 miles range with $150 controllers 1 miles range with $150 beacon Pre-order (ships around November) https://www.skydio.com/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I put $100 down. i mean, what’s another drone I don’t use. maybe @Rehab1 will talk some sense into me. but, if it can follow me and Bob around the ranch without hitting all these trees, I gotta see that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kens Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, novazeus said: I put $100 down. i mean, what’s another drone I don’t use. maybe @Rehab1 will talk some sense into me. but, if it can follow me and Bob around the ranch without hitting all these trees, I gotta see that. I rarely use my 1st generation Mavic Pro because mostly of afraid crashing it to trees, wires, poles.. and regulations.. If I can get a drone that is simple to use and can follow me around without crashing into things then maybe I will using it more @Rehab1 I heard anyone who bought the R1 will be able to buy the Skydio 2 for a "significantly discounted price" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) I was trying to spot @Marty Backe riding around in that promo video, but oh well no such luck. Maybe it’s finally time for a drone, Marty!! I saw this video on Youtube, and thought geez this is exactly what EUC Youtubers need! Hopefully it lives up to it’s claims. Too bad the arms can't be swivelled in for compact storage. I wonder whether it can spot overhead power lines... Edited October 2, 2019 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 39 minutes ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: I was trying to spot @Marty Backe riding around in that promo video, but oh well no such luck. Maybe it’s finally time for a drone, Marty!! I saw this video on Youtube, and thought geez this is exactly what EUC Youtubers need! Hopefully it lives up to it’s claims. Too bad the arms can be swivelled in for compact storage. I wonder whether it can spot overhead power lines... That is cool. I'll keep an eye for that post release. Maybe for next summers riding season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango_fpv Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Wow! That actually pretty insane. I actually fly drones commercially and that is a game changer. FAA is starting to catch up to the drone tech, and eventually letting some drones fly over people and at night, but it has to meet certain manufacturing specs. That tracker is a game changer, they should of included that in their specs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I'm impressed by the manufacturing and assembling line. Usually I'm skeptical of paying for the privilege of being first in line for a buggy 1st generation product, but Skydio seems akin to 1.5 generation. Note, however, the almost required accessories puts the price around $1500, but that also pays for the built-in Skydio collision insurance, where they replace your broken Skydio, presumably after looking at its data log. Flight failure over water? You're probably out of luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) I would definitely wait for others to test this out to see how well it works before splurging that much coin as often the advertisement promises fall short in the real world. They must be quite confident in it though as they removed the rotor shields so if it does go haywire it could be a pretty crazy airborne blender. But hey, they got self-driving cars now so why not a self-flying drone? It would be interesting to see someone rig up some thin laundry rope and have it try to fly through some horizontal obstacles. One other concern are the downward facing rotors when landing. It would be even cooler if the rotors could tilt to allow it to fly diagonally or vertically. Or is that thinking too far ahead? Edited October 2, 2019 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Price went from to "just like the DJIs" in one generation... nice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted October 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) Thanks @Kens. Just what I need... another drone. 19 hours ago, novazeus said: maybe @Rehab1 will talk some sense into me. Don’t buy it Novazeus!!!! 17 hours ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: Hopefully it lives up to it’s claims. Too bad the arms can't be swivelled in for compact storage. I wonder whether it can spot overhead power lines... Me too. My current Skydio loved power lines and tiny branches. 16 hours ago, Marty Backe said: That is cool. I'll keep an eye for that post release. Maybe for next summers riding season Who are you kidding Marty? You never wait. Tell you what... let me crash mine after it arrives and I‘ll sell it to you really cheap! 1 hour ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: They must be quite confident in it though as they removed the rotor shields That’s what I like about my Skydio R1. The rotor enclosure protected my drone when it hit trees and also dropped 30 feet after hitting power lines. Just a few broken props. Skydio is great company! They sent me 2 sets of props, a carrying bag and sunglasses...all for free! I just called to request spare blades last week and they stated there wouldn’t be any charge. Amazing! The new R2 is suppose to go 35 mph in no wind where my R1 could barely hit 22 mph. This could be a game changer! Edited October 2, 2019 by Rehab1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Rehab1 said: new R2 is suppose to go 35 mph in no wind where my R1 could barely hit 22 mph. This could be a game changer! What will you use this drone for, assuming its capabilities are as advertised? Does it even come close to the feel of general aviation (if you use goggles)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Rehab1 said: Thanks @Kens. Just what I need... another drone. Don’t buy it Novazeus!!!! Me too. My current Skydio loved power lines and tiny branches. Who are you kidding Marty? You never wait. Tell you what... let me crash mine after it arrives and I‘ll sell it to you really cheap! That’s what I like about my Skydio R1. The rotor enclosure protected my drone when it hit trees and also dropped 30 feet after hitting power lines. Just a few broken props. Skydio is great company! They sent me 2 sets of props, a carrying bag and sunglasses...all for free! I just called to request spare blades last week and they stated there wouldn’t be any charge. Amazing! The new R2 is suppose to go 35 mph in no wind where my R1 could barely hit 22 mph. This could be a game changer! Ur not very convincing. i like that it’s an American company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 hours ago, novazeus said: Ur not very convincing. i like that it’s an American company. 😄 Their not only an American company but also offer great customer service! I just received an email yesterday stating that since I originally purchased the R1 from them they are giving me a returning customer discount on the R2. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 hours ago, LanghamP said: What will you use this drone for, assuming its capabilities are as advertised? Does it even come close to the feel of general aviation (if you use goggles)? I’ve used the original Skydio R1 to follow me on my EUC rides. The increased speed of the R2 should open up some exciting video shot possibilities. I also like idea of being able to program the R2 like the Mavic and have it fly to selected waypoints and elevations automatically. Nothing will ever beat the feeling of general aviation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novazeus Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2019 just watched a guy on a minibike review the skydio 2. and this other guy was saying that the 1st and 2nd batch is sold out and working on the third batch orders for 2nd qtr of 2020. it does actually look like a drone i would use. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) That thing is sooo cool. Did you see the part where it lost sight of him behind a wall and then gained altitude to avoid another wall and locked back on him? Holy crap it flies so fast too. I wonder how safe it is near pedestrians like if there were someone watering plants or something bent over who suddenly stood up - how good is the avoidance system? Or say some kid jumps up to try to touch it with a hand... or someone throws a soccer ball at it... or say you go into a narrow, dark tunnel will it follow you in or will it gain altitude to go over and potentially fly into traffic or will it park and alert you that it has lost tracking... or say a seagull swoops down on an attack run what does it do... 🤔 Seriously, I would pay money to watch a Marty Backe video with drone follow footage through trees and around those mountain pathways that he rides through. That would be epic. I wonder how people got to be beta testers? Edited October 7, 2019 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshio Uemura Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 11 hours ago, novazeus said: it does actually look like a drone i would use. It surely does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) Without landing gear, won’t those props get damaged pretty easily? I wonder why they need so much plastic shell. Wouldn’t a minmalist shell with metal motor support arms lighten the load and lengthen flight times? Edited October 13, 2019 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I pulled up some patent documents on the new Skydio. Below is a flow chart of the drone’s sophisticated computerized interfaces. The new drone will begin shipping the end of this month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tessa25 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I'm in the 3rd batch group. So spring time for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aneta Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 If only it didn't have a hard limit of altitude above the takeoff point (same 500m as DJI)... Makes it much less useful in the mountains where altitude differences can easily be 1000-2000m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) December 10th Q&A session with Skydio’s CEO. Becoming Skydio 2 https://link.medium.com/L3PENQXKo2 Skydio’s reservation process: We have begun shipping the first production batch (in the order in which reservations were placed)! Reservation pre-orders for production batches 1, 2 and 3 are sold out. Currently, reservation orders are for production batch 4, which will ship in the 3rd quarter of 2020. Note: Batch 1 reservation order numbers begin with a 6, batch 2 with 7, batch 3 with 8, and batch 4 with 9. When a customer completes their reservation and/or adds accessories, they'll get a new order number. Edited December 14, 2019 by Rehab1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travsformation Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Too bad we can't get them in Europe... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, travsformation said: Too bad we can't get them in Europe... I can buy one for you and ship it but with all of the algorithms tied into the system it may not function properly in your country. That would be a good question for Skydio. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travsformation Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 hours ago, Rehab1 said: I can buy one for you and ship it but with all of the algorithms tied into the system it may not function properly in your country. That would be a good question for Skydio. Thanks! That's a good point you bring up, might write to them asking if (as a US resident) I'd have any issues with it when I travel to Europe for my...table tennis tournament? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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