Skydio, a San Francisco-based startup founded by three MIT alumni, is commercializing an autonomous video-capturing drone dubbed by some as the “selfie drone”, that tracks and films a subject, while freely navigating any environment.
Alumni’s video-capturing drone tracks moving subjects while freely navigating any environment.
Called R1, the drone is equipped with 13 cameras that capture omnidirectional video. It launches and lands through an app — or by itself. On the app, the R1 can also be preset to certain filming and flying conditions or be controlled manually.
“Our goal with our first product is to deliver on the promise of an autonomous flying camera that understands where you are, understands the scene around it, and can move itself to capture amazing video you wouldn’t otherwise be able to get,” says Bry, co-founder and CEO of Skydio.
News Source: http://news.mit.edu/2018/startup-skydio-autonomous-selfie-drone-0313
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