Skydio 2 drone battles strong winds, rain, and saltwater spray – video
Check out this video from DC Rainmaker in which he tests the Skydio 2 drone in fierce winds, rain, and salt spray from the waves in IJmuiden, The Netherlands.
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Skydio receives the CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones
Skydio receives the CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems for its Skydio X2 commercial drone.
Skydio announces software add-on, Enterprise app, and training programs
In an email to drone operators and other interested parties, Skydio announced today the soon-to-arrive software add-on, Enterprise app, and training programs, as the Blue sUAS manufacturer seemingly pivots to the commercial drone market.
Skydio 2’s amazing obstacle avoidance or dumb luck?
Check out this video on Youtube from Brandonee916 where he uses the autonomously flying Skydio 2 to film a Tesla Model 3 in full self-driving mode Beta on public roads in the Nevada desert. At one point in the video,…
Skydio introduces the Skydio Flight School
Today, Skydio introduces the Skydio Flight School on YouTube to ‘help you get comfortable with your new flying-robot buddy.’ The first episode is presented by Nicole Bonk, Head of Flight Testing at Skydio.
Skydio over-sells, under-delivers and couldn’t care less about FAA rules
In response to my previous article in which I said Part 107 pilots beware, Skydio is NOT your friend, Skydio’s Chief Marketing Officer, Alberto Farronato, argues that Autonomy is the new opportunity for Part 107 drone operators. Unfortunately, nothing could…
Part 107 pilots beware, Skydio is NOT your friend
This week Drone Deploy has their conference and in one of the presentations, it becomes clear for Part 107 pilots that Skydio is not their friend. Skydio envisions a future without drone pilots and one that is not allowed under…
Even Casey Neistat had to wait one year before testing the Skydio 2
It seems that even Casey Neistat had to wait a very long time before he could test the Skydio 2, as he posts this video on YouTube almost exactly one year after the autonomously flying drone hit the market.
FAA grants NSDOT waiver to fly Skydio drones BVLOS during inspections
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a waiver that allows the NCDOT to operate Skydio 2 drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) during infrastructure and bridge inspections. the approval is part of the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot…
EagleView and Skydio enter into an exclusive partnership
EagleView recently announced an exclusive property inspection partnership with Skydio for automated residential roof inspection with drones. It forms a part of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar exclusive partnership to deliver Skydio House Scan™ to several major country markets. The partnership is…
Skydio adds new talent to growing leadership team
More News about Skydio today as the company adds new talent to its ‘growing leadership team.’ The three new hires are all women, which is a welcome addition to a mostly male-dominated Drone Industry.
Skydio 2 and DJI Mavic Air 2 track a motorcycle. Guess who wins.
Ryan Urlacher puts the Skydio 2 and DJI Mavic Air 2 to the test. In this almost 30-minute video, he has both drones following him while he is riding his motorcycle on a dirt road with quite a bit of…