Skydio R10 (FPV)

[mavic3usa]

Skydio: "Welcome to drone-henge" – America's drone company launches its FPV drone… the R10​

source: Skydio – suspected by many of lobbying to ban DJI drones – show their vision of the future, and it's utterly dystopian!

Check it out, click to watch the R10 in action:

Skydio R10: Indoor drone for tight quarters and total confidence.

Compact, rugged indoor drone with built-in lights, comms, and integrations. Launch, stream, and upload with ease.

www.skydio.com

 

[AnzacJack]

not what Id call a conventional FPV drone.
But i guess we could call all of our drones FPV

an interesting feature
Perch Mode lets R10 land in position and continue monitoring with its camera and audio for up to 3 hours.

 

[mavic3usa]

an interesting feature
Perch Mode lets R10 land in position and continue monitoring with its camera and audio for up to 3 hours.

I'm hoping DJI picks up on a couple of these ideas, there are several in the R10.

 

[AeroJ]

I honestly hope no1 buys it - Skydio have shown themselves to be utter shitbags as far as I am concerned, and I will never buy anything made by them !

 

[AnzacJack]

I honestly hope no1 buys it - Skydio have shown themselves to be utter shitbags as far as I am concerned, and I will never buy anything made by them !

its not for sale on open market and at this stage only purchasable through government or contracts. Not sure what your beef is but Skydio generally not a consumer drone these days and your experience is not likely to affect the market it is aimed at.
I am interested in hearing your story though.

 

[AeroJ]

its not for sale on open market and at this stage only purchasable through government or contracts. Not sure what your beef is but Skydio generally not a consumer drone these days

My annoyance with them is based on the huge damage they have done to the hobby in general and because of their role in removing DJI from the US. At one point I would have actually considered one of their consumer drones, back when they were a thing, but not a chance in hell I would buy anything from them now, even if they returned to the consumer market and offered decent value for money, which I don't think they ever have !

 

[AnzacJack]

ahhh yea. Trying to leverage politics for profit. I dont know what their big agenda against DJI is, as they dont really share the same market space. Maybe they feel they were squeezed out of the consumer market by a foreign company and are getting payback It would be interesting to see the long term marketing plans for Skydio. Do they want to return to consumer drones?

 

[Felix le Chat]

not what Id call a conventional FPV drone.
But i guess we could call all of our drones FPV

an interesting feature
Perch Mode lets R10 land in position and continue monitoring with its camera and audio for up to 3 hours.

'perch' mode... interesting... Let me translate into plain English - that means covert video and audio surveillance of people, you know... the very thing that literally all of us 'normal' drone users aren't allowed to do because it's against everyone's reasonable expectations of privacy.

Next thing Skydio will be selling is big, heavy, hobnailed boots - to assist in the righteous trampling of civil rights. I'm with AeroJ. Regardless of whether they start servicing the consumer market or not: It'll be a cold day in hell before I'll put any of my money into Skydio's coffers.

 

[AnzacJack]

'perch' mode... interesting... Let me translate into plain English - that means covert video and audio surveillance of people, you know... the very thing that literally all of us 'normal' drone users aren't allowed to do because it's against everyone's reasonable expectations of privacy.

Next thing Skydio will be selling is big, heavy, hobnailed boots - to assist in the righteous trampling of civil rights. I'm with AeroJ. Regardless of whether they start servicing the consumer market or not: It'll be a cold day in hell before I'll put any of my money into Skydio's coffers.

Or inspecting and monitoring a piece of infrastructure as it is designed for.
Have you looked into the uses it has been designed for, or just jumping on the civil rights stepladder?

 

[Reginald E Johnson]

I honestly hope no1 buys it - Skydio have shown themselves to be utter shitbags as far as I am concerned, and I will never buy anything made by them !

Tell me about it! I’ve got the Skydio 2, try finding parts and service for it but they don’t sell to consumers anymore!

 

[Capt KO]

One of the first targets of Skydio was Florida. They literally wrote our laws banning government agencies from using China made drones, soon after several other states followed suit. This caused massive disruption to existing operations plus forced the spending of tens of millions for replacement products far inferior to DJI. All these gov users have complained bitterly (to this day) but to no avail. Skydio deserves all the hatred coming their way. They single handedly (with the help of politicians) destroyed an industry and possibly a hobby for many US citizens. That's un-American. I'd trust my data to DJI over Skydio any day.

 

[Reginald E Johnson]

One of the first targets of Skydio was Florida. They literally wrote our laws banning government agencies from using China made drones, soon after several other states followed suit. This caused massive disruption to existing operations plus forced the spending of tens of millions for replacement products far inferior to DJI. All these gov users have complained bitterly (to this day) but to no avail. Skydio deserves all the hatred coming their way. They single handedly (with the help of politicians) destroyed an industry and possibly a hobby for many US citizens. That's un-American. I'd trust my data to DJI over Skydio any day.

I have a Skydio 2 and that’s the only Drone I have that I keep it definitely in my line of sight. I don’t trust it.

 

[Capt KO]

I have a Skydio 2 and that’s the only Drone I have that I keep it definitely in my line of sight. I don’t trust it.

I ordered a Skydio when first introduced but canceled the order when delays and early reviews came out. As usual, the first additions needed improvements but later when they began attacking DJI that ended my interest.

 

[IronSky1]

I had 3 Skydio drones and found them to be quite versital. I especially like the fact that it a US company with advanced technology not an oversea's operation. We need competition to advance forward.

 

[Felix le Chat]

Or inspecting and monitoring a piece of infrastructure as it is designed for.
Have you looked into the uses it has been designed for, or just jumping on the civil rights stepladder?

You're completely right!

I forgot that infrastructure monitoring involves having a drone camera pointed at one particular bolt for three hours... in case it unscrews itself.

But here's the really good question... Why would you need to record HD audio during that three hour 'perch'? It's designed as a surveillance tool.

Case history. X10D: military. Deployed in Ukraine. Supplied to military recon units. X10E: police departments for remote scouting. New R10 FPV? three guesses. Tell you what - try to buy one as a hobby user.

Better still: I'll let skydio answer for me... I think the word 'police' is heavily stressed without being overtly spoken.

 

[AnzacJack]

Tell you what - try to buy one as a hobby user

Its not designed for, nor available for the hobby user. Are you suggesting that law enforcement and military should not be permitted to use what ever technology is available to them?

 

[mavic3usa]

Its not designed for, nor available for the hobby user. Are you suggesting that law enforcement and military should not be permitted to use what ever technology is available to them?

I believe when Skydio delivers this drone to local law enforcement like the police, they should disable perch mode. In many locations across the country, perch mode would we highly illegal for anyone and in particular, for law enforcement without a search warrant. I understand the feature probably has an on/off button but that's not enough (for the People) and I hope affected departments ask to have it turned off so it won't be inevitably abused or misused.

We deployed the military and the national guard in the domestic law enforcement capacity so the same goes for them.

 

[AnzacJack]

So if police act outside a search warrant, the issue is their procedures and i would think your law would protect you from that, but if being used in a hostage, or barricaded suspect event, it would be very useful and help to mitigate risk to those being paid to defend.

Look, im not trying to defend skydio, im not a fan. But, i think that use of technology should not be stiffled because citizens are scared police are going to abuse their rights. I spent 20 years serving my country in our defence force, and this technology would have been amazing for many uses that did not require me to spy on my neighbours.

 

[mavic3usa]

So if police act outside a search warrant, the issue is their procedures and i would think your law would protect you from that, but if being used in a hostage, or barricaded suspect event, it would be very useful and help to mitigate risk to those being paid to defend.

Look, im not trying to defend skydio, im not a fan. But, i think that use of technology should not be stiffled because citizens are scared police are going to abuse their rights. I spent 20 years serving my country in our defence force, and this technology would have been amazing for many uses that did not require me to spy on my neighbours.

So would facial recognition.

 

[mavic3usa]

So if police act outside a search warrant, the issue is their procedures and i would think your law would protect you from that, but if being used in a hostage, or barricaded suspect event, it would be very useful and help to mitigate risk to those being paid to defend.

Look, im not trying to defend skydio, im not a fan. But, i think that use of technology should not be stiffled because citizens are scared police are going to abuse their rights. I spent 20 years serving my country in our defence force, and this technology would have been amazing for many uses that did not require me to spy on my neighbours.

So would facial recognition.

As soon as drones are fully integrated into this process, it's game over. We'll be on par with China when it comes to government mass surveillance of the citizens; even the UK will be impressed. Can you imagine what a fleet of well-equipped drones with AI and facial recognition and other features like perch mode can do?

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