Future of fighting crime arrives with police and fire adding drones to toolkits
The future of fighting crime has arrived as Police and fire departments around the world are adding drones to their toolkits to get the job done.
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Skydio, Parrot and other dronemakers approved by Pentagon for military sales
Today an article in the Wall Street Journal informs us that five drone makers have been approved by the Pentagon for military sales. Among the approved companies are [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]four U.S drone makers; Skydio Inc., Vantage Robotics, Altavian Inc., and…
Skydio calls out DJI Mavic 2 APAS video as ‘marketing gimmick’
Lately, it seems that everybody is going after Chinese dronemaker DJI. First various U.S. Government Departments and lawmakers concerned about data security and possible spying from the Chinese Government. Then, French drone maker Parrot played off of the same fear…
Skydio 2 will get Superzoom, Precision Mode and Vertical View confirms Skydio
In a tweet last Friday, Skydio confirmed that the Skydio 2 will get[mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]Superzoom[/mks_highlight], [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]Precision Mode[/mks_highlight], and [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]Vertical View[/mks_highlight] as well. More details will be announced at a later point in time.
Skydio launches Skydio X2 commercial drone and raises $100 million
Redwood-based, Skydio has some big news today. First, the US drone maker launches the Skydio X2 commercial drone, which comes in two versions the Skydio X2D and X2E. Second, the company announces new software solutions. And, lastly, the US drone…
US drone companies receive millions in recovery funds from Department of Defense
US Drone Companies receive millions in recovery funds from the Department of Defense. On Friday, the department announced that it will issue US$84.4 million in funding through the Defense Production Act to small drone makers, shipbuilders, and a space company.…
FAA approval for Chula Vista Police Department to fly beyond-visual-line-of-sight
The Chula Vista Police Department is the first in the nation to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly Skydio 2 drones beyond-visual-line-of-sight.
Skydio 2 software update offers many new features
After the drone maker resumed production and shipping, they also kept busy and now offer a Skydio 2 software update with many new and highly requested features.
Skydio 2 production has restarted and shipping resumes
The spreading Coronavirus has impacted many drone manufacturers such as DJI, Autel Robotics, and also Skydio. The latter had stopped the production of the autonomously flying Skydio 2 drone a few months ago. However, today we are happy to report…
Skydio donates US-made drones to first responders across the country
Skydio Inc. supports First Responders and frontline medical workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, facilitates delivery of one million pieces of PPE and donates U.S.-made drones to first responders across the country.
Skydio is currently unable to ship drone orders
In a message on the Skydio website, the company says that as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic their local manufacturing in California has temporarily halted operations.
Skydio 2 firmware update explained in video
In this video on YouTube, Billy Kyle explains in detail the improvements (or lack thereof) to the Skydio 2 drone with the latest Firmware Update, version 6.0.38. Some smaller improvements were good, but for the majority of this update, Billy…