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Chris Messina

Skydio R1 - The self-flying camera has arrived

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The R1 is a fully autonomous flying camera. With the introduction of R1, the company is taking a step toward the future of autonomous drones and enabling a new type of visual storytelling.

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Guan Gui
Looks nice, but my concerns are: 1. what's the wind resistance comparing to DJI Mavic Pro/Air? 2. what's the error rate for autonomous flying? 3. can you reliably identify me if I jump into a crowd of people? 4. can it handle moving obstacles?
Fiess Edouard
@guiguan It looks like it was handling the other Skydio 1 quite well, filming right behind it and avoiding it...
Drew Delaware
Couldn’t help but wonder if this could track a criminal during a foot chase by police. Would be a lot safer.
Fiess Edouard
@andrewdelaware ahahha now that's even closer to skynet :D The criminal would probably have to let the device scan his body/face for recognition, not sure how long that would take, he might be in a hurry :D
Peter Somerville
How packable is the Skydio? Does it fold?
Kyle Russell
Maker
@peter_somerville Doesn't fold, but it easily fits in a backpack or carry-on luggage.
Asya Lazareva
Looks cool but isn't it too expensive and who needs it?
Tayler O'Dea
The tech around this is insane, and gotta love the industrial design - ya'll know what your doing! props, congrats this is sci-fi real-life
Nick Abouzeid
Casey Neistat called this the "Lamborghini" of drones. Can't wait to try this out myself.
Vjeko Skarica

The product itself is borderline Sci-Fi. It looks amazing! We'll need to face the facts though - robots will rise sooner than we thought.

Pros:

This looks crazy good! The future is obviously here.

Cons:

Skynet.

Scott Edelstein
Are the parkour moves included?
Terrell Sanchez
Yeah, I haven't seen such concept before. Looks perspective
Lubos
At first glance it looks like it could target similar market to GoPro cameras, but I think it can also do much better in areas which GoPro doesn't/can't service. This would include any close contact sports or settings where it's not practical to wear a camera on your head (hockey, football, movie sets?). It will be interesting to follow this product (pun intended).
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