DroneDeploy
DroneDeployMulti-source reality capture; drone, 360 camera, and ground robot combined13 deployments · 4 countries
Photo: SkydioSkydio 2
Small autonomous quadcopter with 360° obstacle avoidance for bridge inspection and 3D capture of assets
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- Deployments
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- Companies that ran it
How it works on your site
The Skydio 2 is a small autonomous quadcopter from Skydio, Inc. (US) that navigates with six onboard navigation cameras and 360° obstacle avoidance, flown from the Skydio app on a smartphone with an optional Skydio Controller. No job subtask is mapped to it yet; in its construction and infrastructure evidence it is used for bridge inspection, 3D capture of industrial assets and construction-site mapping. DroneDJ and DroneLife reported a 2020 statewide FAA waiver that allowed NCDOT to fly Skydio 2 drones beyond visual line of sight for bridge inspection without visual observers; NCDOT says the drone's detect-and-avoid technology allows it to operate within a foot of the bridge structure, and on the Marc Basnight Bridge inspection it flew around pillars, between girders and inside columns. The evidence dates from 2020-2021 and Skydio publishes no product status for the Skydio 2; independent UAV Coach wrote in January 2022 that "Skydio 2+ will completely replace the Skydio 2 going forward."
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Field outcomes
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Skydio 2
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Who has run it
4 deployments · 2 companies · 1 country
Will it work on your site
- Control interface
- Skydio app on a smartphoneOptional Skydio Controller or Skydio Beacon
- BIM/CAD requirements
- No BIM or CAD input to flyImages processed in DroneDeploy, RealityCapture or ContextCapture
- Operating weight
- 775 g with battery, Skydio specBattery 280 g; airframe does not fold
- Travel speed
- 36 mph (58 km/h) maximum, Skydio specSea level, no wind, fully autonomous
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