This is the dock that lets Skydio drones truly fly themselves

Dec 7 2022 by The Verge

 
The Skydio Dock, with a Skydio X2 drone. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Skydio is the only company making drones that can largely fly themselves, able to sense and avoid objects so seamlessly you can hand a toddler the controls — but legally and practically, they need a lot of human oversight. Who’s going to charge the drone, update it, download its footage, and be the oft-legally-required visual observer to make sure it doesn’t crash into anything nearby?

But for years,...

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