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Skydio 2 drone

          $          999              

    

  

  

    

             

        Breakthrough intelligence. Impossible video. The drone you’ve been waiting for.               

      

        

        Skydio 2 video poster

      

    

  

    

      

Better eyes. Sees more with six 4k navigation cameras.

      

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. This is the foundation of trustworthy autonomous flight.

      Skydio 2 *******              DJI Mavic 2 *******       

                 

4.9 megapixels

(estimated)

      

      DJI Mavic Air      

                 

1.9 megapixels

(estimated)

      

    

    

      

        

          Bigger brain. Thinks faster with 256                                      processing cores.         

        

At the heart of Skydio 2 is the NVIDIA Jetson TX2, the fastest, most power-efficient embedded AI computing device available. With 256 GPU cores capable of 1.3 trillion operations a second, Skydio 2 is the flying supercomputer.

      

      

  

  
        
         

                    

        

          

            

          

        

      

    

       

           

         

                        

                     

Extend Skydio 2 communication range up to 1.5 km.

        

                        

                     

Unshakeable GPS tracking means Skydio 2 will stay with you, even if it can’t see you.

        

                        

                     

Easy drag and drop controls allow you to reposition Skydio 2 anywhere in the sky.

        

                        

                     

Easy access to all your favorite skills, like Dronie, Orbit, Rocket and more.

        

           

  

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The ultimate in high precision, low latency control for Skydio 2.

        

                        

                     

Experience worry-free, high speed manual flight with full obstacle avoidance in every direction.

        

                        

                     

Capture remote vistas by extending your flight range up to 3.5 km.

        

                        

                     

Get the shot with Controller-driven cinematic skills.

        

           

  

  

         

      Skydio 2 features an all-new, best-in-class camera, meticulously perfected around Sony’s IMX 577 sensor and theQualcommRedDragon ™ QSC 605, capable of 4K video up to 60 fps with HDR.       

      Prefer the still life? Skydio 2 also features a dedicated photo mode for capturing 12 MP HDR photos for a variety of shooting options, including single, interval and more.     

  

  

          

             

        

Skydio App                   
                                    

                             

The all-new Skydio 2 app delivers the easiest and most intuitive flight experience ever.     

            

                                    

                             

Access a rich and growing library of cinematic skills. From Orbit to Dronie to Cable Cam, you are the director of your personal AI film crew.     

            

                                    

                             

Integrated street and satellite maps for long-range missions and flight control.     

            

                                    

                             

Quickly download photos and save video clips straight to your phone for instant sharing.

            

                   

      

    

  

    

      Skydio 2 has been designed from the ground up to tackle the challenging world of today’s enterprise customers, using its unmatched autonomy to unlock solutions and workflows never before possible. With Skydio 2, more people can pilot with much less training, speeding data collection and reducing error.     

                      

    

                        

          

                                      

              

                

                  

                

              

            

          

        

                        

          

                                      

              

                

                  

                

              

            

          

        

           

    

                        

                     

Integrated with DroneDeploy for worksite inspection, mapping, and analytics. Skydio 2’s flight autonomy offers unparalleled detail and enhanced safety.

        

                        

                     

Skydio 2 is the best drone for first responders, giving public safety workers situational awareness in dangerous situations with minimal cognitive load.

        

           

  

  

    

      

          Skydio 2 is the easiest to fly, least likely to crash drone on the planet and we’re proud to be building it right here in America. Our customer support team sits in the same building with the engineering team that designed the product. We manufacture and repair Skydio 2 across the street. If you have any issue, we’re here to help. And we stand behind Skydio 2 with a simple promise: if you’re operating your Skydio 2 within our Safe Flight guidelines, and it crashes, we’ll repair or replace it for free. It’s that simple.

      

    

    

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        Our founders met as grad students at MIT in 2009 where they pioneeredautonomous drone technology. After MIT they helped start Google’s drone delivery program, Project Wing. Skydio was founded in 2014, and in 2018 we launched R1 which was widely regarded as abreakthrough in autonomous drones for consumersand as aplatform for commercial development.       

    

    

        Skydio 2 is the result of over a decade of R&D by world experts in drones, AI, and computer vision. Its design is informed by everything we learned developing, shipping, and servicing R1, and all the feedback we’ve gotten from our first customers. Our goal as a company is very simple: make drones useful for people by making them smart. Skydio 2 is a major step forward for us, and we want it to be a major step forward for the industry. We think you’ll love it, and we can’t wait to serve you as a customer.       

  

     

         

             

        

General

        

          

Size with Battery

          

(x) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* x) mm (L x W x H)

        

        

          

Size without Battery

          

(x) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* x) ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (mm) LXWXH )

        

        

          

Size of included hard case

          

297 x (x) mm (lxwxh)
(case fits: drone, spare propellers, charging
cable, and either 2 batteries or 1 battery and
(1 wall adapter.)         

        

          

Weight (with battery)

          

g

        

                 

          

Max Flight Speed ​​(sea level, no wind)

          

36 mph (fully autonomous)

        

        

          Max Wind Speed ​​Resistance          

25 MPH

        

        

          

Max Service Ceiling (above sea level)

          

15, 000 ft density altitude

        

        

          

Operational Temperature Range

          

– 5 ° C to 40 ° C

        

      

             

        

Autonomy System

        

          

Main Processor

          NVIDIA Tegra X2 SOC        

        

          GPU *******           

256 – core NVIDIA Pascal ™ GPU

        

        

          CPU *******           

Dual-Core NVIDIA Denver 2 64 – bit CPU
(Quad-Core ARM®-A) *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (MPCore)         

                 

          Obstacle avoidance coverage          

Omnidirectional and above / below
Super fisheye lenses for 360 ° view

        

        

          

3D world model update rate

          

1 million points

        

        

          

World model-to-action update rate

          

500 iterations per second

        

        

          Onboard AI          

9 custom deep networks used in flight

        

        

          

User-selectable subjects for tracking

          

People and motor vehicles

        

        

          

Object tracking and identification

          

Up to 10 simultaneous objects of interest

        

        

          

Calibration

          

Automated online calibration of lens
parameters, camera rotations, wind speed,
and air density

        

        

          Cinematic Skills          

Motion Track (relative to subject motion)
(Fixed Track (relative to absolute orientation )
One Shots (dronie, rocket, boomerang, and vortex)
Cable cam (single pass, looping, or track)

        

      

             

        

Wireless & GPS

        

          

Range to Phone (line of sight, ideal conditions)

          

200 M

        

        

          

Range to Beacon (line of sight, ideal conditions)

          1.5 km        

        

          

Range to Controller (line of sight, ideal conditions)

          3.5 km        

        

          

Operating Frequencies

          

2.4-2. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) *******         

        

          

Channel width (Standard WiFi)

          

20, 40, and MHz

        

        

          

Channel width (Skydio Link ™)

          

5 and (MHz)         

        

          (GPS) GPS Satellite Constellations          

GPS and GLONASS

        

      

    

         

             

        

Primary Camera System

        

          

Sensor Type

          

Sony IMX 577
(1 / 2.3 ”) .3MP CMOS

        

        

          Sensor Active Pixels          

4056 (H) x 3040 (V)

        

                 

          Lens Focal Length          

(mm) (mm format equivalent)

        

        

          Lens Depth of Field          

1m – ∞

        

        

          Shutter Speed ​​          

electronic shutter 1 to 1 / 1920 s

        

        

          

ISO Range

          

video 100 – 3200
photo 100 – 3200

        

        

          

Image Signal Processor

          Qualcomm QCS 605        

                 

          CPU *******           

64 – bit octa-core Kyro ™ 300

        

                 

          

Resolution and Modes

          

(x) 30 FPS
(x) 60 FPS
3840 x 2160 (FPS) (x) 24 FPS
(x) 120 FPS
(x) (FPS) (x) 30 FPS

        

                 

          Video Format          

MPEG-4 (AVC / H. 264, HEVC / H. 265)

        

        

          

Still Resolution

          

(x) ( (MP)         

        

          

Still Formats

          

JPEG, DNG (RAW)

        

        

          

Still Modes

          

Single, Interval

        

                 

          Storage *******           

Removable Micro SD Card
(UHS Speed ​​Class 3 / V)

        

        

          

Stabilization Mechanical Range

          

pitch *** 124 °, roll ± 120 °, yaw ± 5 °

        

        

          

Pitch Controllable Range

          

– 110 ° to 45 °

        

      

             

        

Navigation Camera System

        

          

Configuration

          

6x cameras in trinocular configuration top
and bottom

        

        

          

Sensor Type

          Sony 1/3 ”4K color CMOS        

                          

          

Environment Coverage

          

True 360 °

        

               

    

  

     

    

             

        

General

        

          

Size

          

64. 5 x 121 .6 x 38 .8mm (LXWXH)

        

                          

          Energy Capacity          

(mAh) 48. 79 Wh

        

                          

          Maximum Charging Voltage          

13. V

        

        

          

Operational Temperature Range

          

– 5 ° C to 40 ° C

        

        

          Charging Temperature Range          

0 ° C to 35 ° C

        

      

    

  

     

    

             

        

General

                          

          Battery Capacity          

1460 3.8V mAh

        

        

          

Battery Life (active)

          

3 HR

        

        

          

USB Ports

          

USB-C (charge and data)

        

        

          

Operational Temperature Range

          

– 5 ° C to 40 ° C

        

        

          

Control Options

          

Drag and drop positioning
Adjust tracking azimuth
(Adjust tracking range) Adjust elevation
Initiate One Shot
Stop and hover

        

      

    

         

             

        

Wireless & GPS

        

          

Range (line of sight, ideal conditions)

          1.5 km        

        

          

Operating Frequencies

          

2.4-2. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) *******         

        

          

Channel width (Standard WiFi)

          

20, 40, and MHz

        

        

          

Channel width (Skydio Link ™)

          

5 and (MHz)         

        

          (GPS) GPS Satellite Constellations          

GPS and GLONASS

        

      

    

  

       

    

             

        

General

        

          

Size folded

          

(x) ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (x) mm (lxwxh)

        

        

          

Size Unfolded

          

153 x (x) mm (lxwxh)

        

                 

          

Operational Temperature Range

          

– 5 ° C to 40 ° C

        

        

          

Live Streaming Resolution

          

HD 720 P

        

        

          

iOS and Android Supported Mobile Devices

          

iOS and Android screen size up to 6 “and
(tablets with optional adapter)         

        

          

Battery Life

          

2h 30 (Android)
5h 30 (iOS)

        

        

          Battery Capacity          

2500 3.6V mAh

        

        

          

USB Ports

          

USB-C (Charge and Data)

        

        

          

Design and Manufacturing

          Parrot SA        

      

    

         

             

        

Wireless & GPS

        

          

Range (line of sight, ideal conditions)

          3.5 km        

        

          

Operating Frequencies

          

2.4-2. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) (5.) – 5. (GHz) *******         

        

          

Channel width (Standard WiFi)

          

20, 40, and MHz

        

        

          

Channel width (Skydio Link ™)

          

5 and (MHz)         

        

          (GPS) GPS Satellite Constellations          

GPS and GLONASS

        

      

    

  

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