Skydio R1 - The self-flying camera has arrived

Not sure I've got $2500 to spare for this one.

Looks awesome! And brought Marc Andreessen out of his twitter freeze. https://twitter.com/pmarca/statu...

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?

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?

Super cool. Would love to take this on a bike ride.

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?

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?!

This drone brings a whole new meaning to the term "helicopter parent." 😜

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.

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.

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.

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?

Couldn’t help but wonder if this could track a criminal during a foot chase by police. Would be a lot safer.

How packable is the Skydio? Does it fold?

Looks cool but isn't it too expensive and who needs it?

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

Casey Neistat called this the "Lamborghini" of drones. Can't wait to try this out myself.

Are the parkour moves included?

Yeah, I haven't seen such concept before. Looks perspective

Here’s becoming a really “Hard time on planet Earth “ 😉