Bry holding the Skydio R1 flying camera drone while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. US political and security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. — AP
Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video all by themselves. Now US police officers, firefighters and soldiers are interested in the self-flying machines.
That’s partly because US national security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have upended the market for small drones and opened the door to lesser-known companies pitching applications for government agencies and big businesses.
Bry holding the Skydio R1 flying camera drone while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. US political and security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. — AP
A Skydio employee holding his phone showing videography on the screen as he and an intern demonstrate using an R1 flying camera drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio tech assembler works on the R1 flying camera drones in a laboratory in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio employee holds a 2-axis gimbal camera that’s part of the R1 flying camera drone, while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio employee demonstrates using an R1 flying camera drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
Bry believes ‘there’s a real opportunity for US companies to lead the way’ in the drone industry. — AP
A Skydio R1 drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
