Skydio 2: Most Advanced Flying AI.

Contents

1 Introduction
2 Features
3 Completion
3.1 Add. accessories
4 Specification
4.1 Drone
4.2 Power
4.3 Main camera
4.4 Autonomous system
4.5 Camera navigation system
4.6 Wireless & GPS
4.7 Skydio Beacon
4.8 Control Panel
5 External view
6 Improved vision
7 Large brain
8 Camera
9 Skydio Beacon
10 DroneDeploy Support
11 Keypad
12 Warranty service
13 Price
14 Conclusion
14.1 Pros
14.2 Cons
15 Photos
16 Videos

Introduction

Tr and a month agoSkydio R1, through a teaser image, turned to everyone who was thinking about buying a drone with a request to postpone the purchase, since in the near future they want to announce something more perfect. There was no doubt that a revolutionary device would be presented without exaggeration, there was no one who was at least theoretically aware of the capabilities of its predecessor. In short, in practice, the R1 obstacle detection and flying system works in such a way that such famous models as DJI Mavic Air, Autel Robotics Evo, DJI Mavic 2, "Nervously smoking on the sidelines."

On October 1st, the curtain was finally pulled down. As the saying goes: "The one who knows how to wait gets the best." Skydio 2 is a completely redesigned unparalleled drone capable of, without human assistance, stabilized high-quality aerial photography in intelligent tracking modes, in almost any environmental conditions (room, city, forest). It will perform to its fullest wherever the best angle and quality is required along the way, without the hassle of handling and transportation, and will also serve as an indispensable tool for those who respond first, providing public security workers with situational awareness in an emergency with minimal cognitive load. By tradition, let's start with the features.

Features

Flight weight 775 g
New portable form factor
Built on top-end computing platform for AI - NVIDIA Jetson Tegra X2 working in tandem with 256-core Pascal GPU and Denver 2 processor with 4GB RAM
Satellite positioning: GPS / GLONASS
Visual navigation: 6 × 200 ° 4K cameras arranged in a trinocular configuration (3 on top / 3 on the bottom of the drone)
Low-noise propulsion system (50% quieter than its predecessor)
Quick-release propellers with folding mechanism
12MP 4K HDR camera built on 1 / 2.3-inch Sony IMX577 CMOS sensor working in tandem with Qualcomm RedDragon ™ QSC605
3-axis mechanical gimbal (operating range similar to Parrot Anafi gimbal)
Max. video quality 4K at 60 fps with a bit rate of 100Mbps
Support for h.264 and h.265 formats
4 × control options: Smartphone / Tablet (iOS; Android via Wi-Fi); Portable Skydio Beacon Controller; Skydio remote control (developed by Parrot) Smartphone (Apple Watch control will be available later)
Skydio 2 mobile application adapted for quick exchange of footage
5 × automatic flight and shooting modes (Orbit / Dronie / Cable Cam /Hover / Angle Track)
Max. ceiling above sea level 4570 m
Max. flight speed in autonomous mode 58 km / h
Max. distance FPV removal when controlling smartphone / tablet 200 m
Max. distance when controlling Skydio Beacon 1.5 km
Max. FPV distance with control equipment (developed by Parrot) 3.5 km
Max. flight time 23 min
Compatible with DroneDeploy (for corporate users)

Package contents

Developer offers the drone in one package:

Skydio 2
Battery
2 spare rotor (1 CW / 1 CCW)
USB-C charging and data cable
USB-C plug adapter
Carrying case

Optional... accessories

Portable controller Skydio Beacon
Skidio remote control

Specification

Drone

Dimensions (including battery):

223 × 273 × 74 mm (L / W / H)

Dimensions (without battery):

223 × 273 × 43 mm (L / W / H)

Transport dimensions. case:

297 × 255 × 65 mm (L / W / H)

Weight (including battery):

775 g

Max. ceiling above sea level:

4572 m

Max. flight time:

23 min

Max. speed horizon.flight (above sea level in calm weather):

58 km / h

Max. wind speed:

11 m / s (40 km / h)

Work. temperature range:

-5 ° C to 40 ° C

Power supply

Dimensions:

64.5 × 121.6 × 38.8 mm (L × W × H)

Battery type:

lithium -polymer LiPo

Configuration:

3S1P

Energy capacity:

4280 mAh (48.79 Wh)

Nominal voltage:

11.4V

Weight:

280 g

Max. charging current:

13.05V

Working range. temperature range:

-5 ° C to 40 ° C

Charging temperature range:

0 ° C to 35 ° C

Main camera

Matrix:

Sony IMX577 1 / 2.3- inch 12.3M CMOS

Active matrix pixels:

4056 (H) x 3040 (V)

Lens aperture:

f / 2.8

Lens focal length:

20mm (35mm format equivalent)

Lens depth of field:

1m - ∞

Shutter speed:

electronic shutter 1 sec. to 1/1920 sec.

ISO range:

video: 100-3200 photo: 100-3200

Image Signal Processor (ISP):

Qualcomm QCS605

Graphs iCal processor:

Adreno ™ 615

CPU:

64-bit 8-core Kyro ™ 300

Digital Signal Processor (DSP):

Hexagon ™ 685, 2x HVX

Video modes and resolutions:

3840 × 2160 @ 30 fps 3840 × 2160 @ 60 fps 3840 × 2160 @ 48 fps 3840 × 2160 @ 24 fps 1920 × 1080 @ 120 fps 1920 × 1080 @ 60 fps 1920 × 1080 @ 30 fps

Bit rate:

100Mbps

Video format:

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

Photo resolution:

4056 × 3040 (12MP)

Photo format:

JPEG / DNG (RAW)

Photo modes:

Single / Interval

(28 2) Dynamic range:

13 stops

Data storage:

microSD card UHS Speed Class 3 / V30

Range mech.stabilization:

pitch ± 124 ° roll ± 120 ° yaw ± 12.5 °

Pitch control range:

-110 ° to 45 °

Autonomous system

Main processor:

NVIDIA Tegra X2 SOC

GPU:

256-core NVIDIA Pascal ™ GPU

Central processing unit:

Dual-Core NVIDIA Denver 2 64-bit CPU Quad-Core ARM®-A57 MPCore

RAM:

4GB 128-bit LPDDR4

Visual Obstacle Sensing System coverage area:

multidirectional top and bottom Super fisheye 360 °

The speed of updating the 3D model of the world:

1 million points

The speed of updating the model of the world to action:

500 iterations per second

(3 29)

Airborne Ai:

9 custom deep nets used in flight

User selectable tracking items:

people / cars

Object tracking and identification:

up to 10 objects of interest simultaneously

Calibration:

Automatic online calibration of lens parameters, camera rotation, wind speed and air density.

Cinematic Skills:

Motion Track One Shots (Dronie, Rocket, Boomerang, and Vortex) Cable cam Path)

Camera navigation system

Configuration:

6 × 200 ° 4K cameras arranged in trinocular configuration (3 on top / 3 on the bottom of the drone)

Sensor:

Sony 1/3-inch 4K color CMOS

Aperture lens:

f / 1.8

FOV:

200 °

Environmental coverage:

True 360 °

Frame rate:

30 fps

Wireless & GPS

Smartphone / Tablet FPV Distance:

200 m

FP distance V offset when operating Skydio Beacon controllers:

1.5 km

FPV offset distance when operating remote controller:

3.5 km

Rab.frequency range:

2.4-2.483 GHz 5.18-5.24 GHz 5.725-5.85 GHz

Channel width (standard Wi-Fi):

20, 40 and 80MHz

Channel Width (Skydio Link ™):

5 and 10MHz

Satellite Positioning:

GPS and GLONASS

Skydio Beacon

Basic

Size:

43 × 129 × 19.5 mm

Weight:

91.5 gr

Battery capacity:

1460mAh 3.8V

Operating time on one charge:

3 h

USB ports:

USB-C (charging and data transfer)

Working range temperature:

-5 ° C to 40 ° C

Control functions:

Drag and drop positioning Azimuth adjustment Adjusting the tracking distance Adjusting the altitude Take a photo Stop and hold position Access automatic flight and capture modes (Orbit / Dronie / Cable Cam, etc.)

Wireless & GPS

Distance:

1.5 km

Work. Frequency Range:

2.4-2.483GHz 5.18-5.24GHz 5.725-5.85GHz

Channel Width (Standard Wi-Fi):

20, 40 and 80MHz

Channel Width (Skydio Link ™):

5 and 10MHz

Satellite Positioning:

GPS & GLONASS

Control Panel

Basic

Dimensions in transport condition:

94 × 153 × 71 mm (L × W × H)

Dimensions in operation:

153 × 153 × 117 mm (L × W × H)

Weight:

386 g

Working range. temperature:

-5 ° C to 40 ° C

Video link resolution:

720P

Supported iOS / Android mobile devices:

screen sizes up to 6 inches and tablets with optional adapter

Battery capacity:

2500 mAh 3.6V

Operating time on one charge:

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

USB ports:

USB-C (charging and data transfer)

Design and development:

Parrot SA

Wireless & GPS

Distance:

3.5 km

Slave. Frequency Range:

2.4-2.483GHz 5.18-5.24GHz 5.725-5.85GHz

Channel Width (Standard Wi-Fi):

20, 40 and 80MHz

Channel Width (Skydio Link ™):

5 and 10MHz

Satellite positioning:

GPS and GLONASS

Appearance

The drone received a new standard for unmanned hobby a non-folding frame with a non-standard arrangement of motors on it, where the two motors on the front arms look down and the motors on the rear arms look up. Obviously, this approach is associated with providing better visibility of the six navigation cameras.

six cameras responsible for 360-degree imaging were installed as exactly as possible relative to each other. To achieve the desired result, immediately after assembly, the system goes through a calibration process.

Improved Vision

The previous model had twelve

Skydio CEO Adam Bray said: “It was a very difficult engineering problem as we moved away from traditional global shutter cameras to rolling shutter fisheye cameras, which are algorithmic. the view is very difficult. The key advantage is that for a lower price, we can get much better matrix performance. The metric is simple - we've increased the visual experience from 3 megapixels on the R1 to 45 megapixels on the Skydio 2. ”

Big brain

At the heart of Skydio 2 is NVIDIA Jetson TX2 (R1 was equipped with TX1), the most The fastest and most energy efficient embedded computing platform for artificial intelligence, working in tandem with a 256-core GPU to deliver 1.3 trillion operations per second. Such powerful computing power allows Skydio 2 to be called a flying supercomputer.

Camera

Skydio 2 features a brand new best-in-class camera that Skydio has carefully tuned to fit the Sony IMX577 sensor and Qualcomm RedDragon ™ QSC605 to enable 4K video at up to 60 frames per second in HDR mode.

Skydio Beacon

Portable device for implementing one of the drone control methods (purchased separately). Allows the user to move the drone (by conditional dragging), adjust the azimuth, tracking distance, altitude, take a photo / video, stop while holding position, provides access to automatic flight and survey modes (Orbit / Dronie / Cable Cam, etc.). Max. distance of removal when driving Beacon - 1.5 km. Operating time on a single charge - 3 hours.

Thanks to the GPS tracking of the controller, the drone will continue to intelligently follow the object, even if it completely disappears from the field of view of Skydio 2.

DroneDeploy Support

The drone is compatible with DroneDeploy software for workflow inspection, mapping and analytics.

Control Panel

Available as an optional accessory. Outwardly, it is completely and completely similar to the control equipment of the drone Parrot Anafi, which is not strange on the whole, since the S2 specification contains a corresponding refinement

* Smartphone not included.

Warranty service

If the device was used correctly, but nevertheless it failed, the developer undertakes to repair or replace the drone free of charge. All Skydio products are backed by a 1-year limited warranty.

All products are currently certified for use in Canada and the United States only. Warranty service is only available to users in these countries!

Price

Currently, Skydio 2 is being implemented by the developer as part of a pre-order at a price of $ 1349. A separately purchased control panel will cost the consumer $ 179, a separately purchased Skydio Beacon controller will cost $ 219. To pre-order Skydio 2, you need to make a $ 100 deposit.

Output

Skydio 2from $1349

Price

8/10

Camera

9/10

Functionality

10 / 10

Flight time

7/10

Flight performance

10/10

Compactness

8/10

Options

10/10

Reliability

10/10

Value for money

10/10

Pros

Portable Design / Quality
Developer Warranty
A unique system for determining and flying around obstacles implemented on AI algorithms
Dynamic (up to 58 km / h in auto mode)
Powerful 4K photo / video system
3- axial fur. gimbal
Automatic flight and shooting modes
Controls: Smartphone / Beacon / Remote Smartphone / Apple Whatch
Max. distance 3.5 km
Compatible with DroneDeploy

Cons

Non-folding design
No landing supports
Not officially supplied to the Russian Federation

The first and only household flying robot capable of carrying out intelligent high-quality aerial photography in the selfie format, without human intervention, in almost any environmental conditions; to control which is enough just one smartphone or Skydio Beacon For those who like to pilot themselves, the remote control is available, which allows, in tandem with a smartphone, to make an exciting flight in first person mode at a distance of up to 3.5 km. Due to its functionality, the potential of the drone will be able to be assessed by absolutely anyone who is pursuing goals affecting photo / video shooting from the air, without reference to the experience of owning such devices. Will give an endless amount of positive emotions both from the use and from viewing the received material. Age limit 18.