Skydio R1 is a fully autonomous 4K drone

The drone features five different modes:

Follow- Like the name says, the drone will follow behind you.

Lead- The drone will fly in front of you and fly backwards to stay that way.

Side- Basically the same as lead and follow but from the side.

Orbit- As you move the drone will circle around you to get cinematic panning shots.

Tripod- The drone will stay in one spot, but will pan with the subject.

It will actually be difficult to fly into objects even with the manual mode activated, because the drone’s AI systems are always active and detect obstacles to prevent collisions. The brain behind all of these operations is the Nvidia Tegra TX1, which according to Skydio’s website is the same type of processor found in a lot of autonomous cars.

The AI used is trained to recognize humans and other obstacles as well, so it knows what to track and what to avoid as it flies to get footage. All of these systems come at a pretty hefty price, but it will be interesting to see how the R1 sells, because this is a concept that consumers have wanted for awhile now; a mainly autonomous drone that can get the shots for you consistently.

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