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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Chris Messina
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Not sure I've got $2500 to spare for this one.
Sam Campbell
Looks awesome! And brought Marc Andreessen out of his twitter freeze. https://twitter.com/pmarca/statu...
Raul San N.H.
Would it work for an activity such as kitesurfing where there are kites flying connected to people via thin cords that could impact against the drone? Could the drone dodge the kites and the cords?
Jorge Hurtado
Can someone explain why so many drones have batteries that last only 15-20 minutes? I genuinely want to understand this from a technical perspective. Can't handle more weight? It makes it way more expensive?
Michael Brandt
Super cool. Would love to take this on a bike ride.
Kyle Russell
@bdm_tastemakers I think we could make that happen!
Anner J. Bonilla
Can't find a reference to fast charging or charge time for the 16 minutes of flight. But it looks really really neat hopefully in the future as volume increase price comes down to something closer to the consumer level. Any word on tentative release date? I assume a few quarters away?
Kyle Russell
@annerajb It's available to buy now :)
Johnathan Spencer
Pricey a bit. But I love the idea though. I bet the first customers are the professional photographers. For these guys, it's quite an interesting new toy to play with. I wonder how long this "bird" can fly per charge?!
Justin Jackson
This drone brings a whole new meaning to the term "helicopter parent." 😜
Shawn Kirsch
Looking at the kayaking part of the video, I can't help by image how many times it lost track of the subject. Looking at DJI's active track features, that shit is annoying. Would be cool if it can really do that.
Kyle Russell
@shawnkirsch check out our videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/... and the Tested hands-on
Skydio R1 is pretty good at not losing people :)
Saeed Hessami

Not sure how it would track a single individual in a crowded area - i.e. on a ski slope?

Pros:

Very nice idea and design. Excellent tracking of a single individual in an open area.

Cons:

A bit pricey. Flight duration is short.

Darcy Reno
This is amazing tech. But, it's so impractical. 16 minute workout, event or race. That's a warmup - Then your stuck carrying it.
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.

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
@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.
Scott Edelstein
Are the parkour moves included?
Terrell Sanchez
Yeah, I haven't seen such concept before. Looks perspective
Alexey Plekhanov
Here’s becoming a really “Hard time on planet Earth “ 😉