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- The Skydio does not have a physical controller. Instead, you have to fly it with virtual joysticks on your smartphone's touchscreen.
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Feb 1, 2018 · R1 is essentially like having your own flying camera crew, letting you go hands-free as it safely avoids obstacles while filming you. How do I control it? R1 is controlled via the Skydio app on your smartphone. Launching R1 is as simple as swiping up.
- Video Quality
- Flight Performance
- Portability
- Ease of Use
The Skydio's camera produces a decent image, but it certainly isn't as advanced as many of the cameras that are cropping up on new consumer drones. That led to a middle-of-the-road score in our video quality testing. Overall, we think the Skydio's footage looks good. In favorable lighting conditions, it produces pretty good detail and a bright, ple...
The Skydio's incredible autonomous flight abilities are, to a large extent, balanced out by the lack of a physical controller and a short range of just 300 feet. This earned it a fairly average score in our flight performance testing. First the good: the Skydio's 13 obstacle avoidance sensors make it the best autonomous flying consumer drone by lea...
This is one area where the Skydio isn't exactly a standout. at 2.5 pounds with a single battery, this drone certainly doesn't feel heavy when carrying it around. However, the wide footprint of the drone, and its inability to fold up at all make it a bit cumbersome to take along with you. For skiing and biking ventures, the only real option is to la...
The Skydio is incredibly easy to use. We found getting everything set up and the drone talking to the smartphone app to be very intuitive. From there you can take off just by swiping up on your phone screen. The camera then automatically recognizes people and/or cars, and you can just tap on whichever subject you'd like the drone to follow and head...
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Apr 2, 2018 · Even though the R1 "flies itself," you do have some control. Using the mobile app, you can move the drone up and down or toward and away from you (which the app confusingly calls...
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Sep 30, 2019 · The devices listed on this page have been tested by Skydio and determined to either be compatible or not compatible with our app and controller. Skydio Android app version requires Android 10 or higher; Skysio iOS app version requires iOS 14 or higher
Apr 5, 2018 · Skydio is so confident in its abilities that the R1 doesn’t even ship with a controller. Everything is managed through the app. From an anonymous startup with a nonexistent track...
Feb 9, 2018 · With most skills, you can even adjust the relative height and direction of your R1, as well as zoom in or out to get the right shot - just look for the onscreen controls in the Skydio app. To learn more about the ever-expanding library of skills , or to learn more about using the Skydio app , check out our related articles.
May 1, 2018 · The R1 senses objects, obstacles and people and actively plots flightpaths taking every detail into account. If the word 'drone' is defined as an autonomous vehicle that flies itself, the Skydio certainly is a drone in the purest sense.
