About the company
GDU is a well-known company for the production of civilian UAVs. They were the first in the world to offer the consumer a foldable drone, which was subsequently immediately nominated for the CES Innovation Award 2016. The manufacturer received consumer recognition for its BYRD series of drones: Standard, Advanced, Premium 1.0 and Premium 2.0.
GDU Honorary Awards
- 2016 CES Asia Best Drone Award
- China's Most Potential Drone Company (TOP5)
- WinnerPhoto Contestand “SohuDrone”(Sponsor)
- 2016 CES Innovation Award (Nominated)
- AOPA Member China
- AAA Credit Rating
About New
GDU Technology presented its new drone at the international drone conference Interdrone 2017 held in Las Vegas. We have already told you that the developer is preparing a promising competitor. The GDU O2 is a completely different 4K quadcopter that can be folded in a new way for transportation in a compact size and has features that have not previously been found on household UAVs. The drone has one of the smallest 3-axis gimbals in the drone's arsenal. GDU Technology is positioning its product as the only serious competitor for the updated Mavic Pro Platinum
Features of the GDU O2 (Plus)
The GDU O2 (Plus) is the first drone capable of shooting in Time lapse modes "And" Slow motion "without additional editing. It is also the first drone whose beams are hidden in the base of the body when folded. The arms themselves are stronger and lighter than ever, based on aircraft-grade aluminum alloy. For greater portability, the remote control can be mounted under the drone. In such a compilation, both devices merge into one and are easily transported without any cases.
GDU O2 (Plus) as well as Mavic can recognize and fly around obstacles and received similar safety features. Adapted for all known social networks for quick and easy sharing of video and photo content. In one tap, the user can create 10-second videos in three autonomous modes: Droni / Circle / Rocket. GDU 02 (Plus) can recognize gestures and track objects.
Specification
Control
The drone can be controlled by be classically equipment paired with a mobile device, or separately by one mobile device. The control equipment itself has a sliding folding principle, which generally makes it portable.
Versions
The manufacturer offers two versions of the drone at once:
- GDU O2 - with equipment operating at a frequency of 5.8 GHz and a separation distance of up to 0.965606 km. Built-in 16GB RAM.
- GDU O2 Plus - with equipment operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz and a distance of up to 6.43738 km. Built-in RAM 32GB.
There is information that there will be another version of the drone - GDU O₂ X, capable of flying at a distance of up to 10 km.
Price
GDU O2 is already available for purchase at trading platforms "Banggood" and "Aliexpress" at a price of $ 800-1000. GDU O2 Plus will be available at a later date. You can leave your Email on the official website and you will be notified of its availability.
Conclusion
GDU O2 Plus is definitely a new drone in all aspects, in the arsenal of which there are new features previously not found on domestic UAVs... Is it worth comparing it to the updated Mavic Pro Platinum, more likely no than yes. But we can say for sure that a new product has appeared in the range of compact and high-tech household UAVs, which undoubtedly deserves our attention. If, in fact, the GDU O2 Plus turns out to be as good as in the specification and in the video, then it will immediately take its place in the list of the best drones.
Video
Presentation of GDU O2 at Interdrone 2017
About the drone:
Other premium manufacturer's products:
GDU BYRD Standard
GDU BYRD Advanced
GDU BYRD Premium 1.0
GDU BYRD Premium 2.0
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