The Skydio X2 – a drone for AI and First Responder use, was recognized with an award before CES 2021. The virtual event kicks off on January 12th.
The CES is the largest range of consumer electronics. And part of the excitement surrounding the event is seeing the products and technologies recognized with awards. You always know that it’s probably worth a look if it was singled out for attention during this program. This year, the Skydio X2 drone was recognized with a CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award.
Let’s take a closer look.
What are the best awards for innovation?
The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual event owned and manufactured by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). A review panel looks at design and engineering criteria in approximately 28 product categories. The judges include designers, engineers, members of the media and more.
This year, they singled out the Skydio X2 as the winner in the Drones and Unmanned Systems category.
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We are excited and honored to receive the CES 2021 Award for Best Innovation for the X2. This award is a testament to our forward-looking vision for autonomous drones and the incredible work of our engineering team. The X2 delivers groundbreaking intelligence and robustness that enables professional pilots to do the job faster, more accurately and with greater peace of mind. Our goal is to make drones easier and safer to use than ever before, while opening up completely new use cases based on autonomous flights.
Adam Bry, Skydio CEO / Co-Founder
The Skydio X2
The Skydio X2 is a very interesting design that includes AI in a robust framework with long flight times. Skydio’s news release explains the company’s views on its value proposition:
Skydio X2 is the company’s new autonomous drone for customers in the enterprise and public sector. Skydio X2 pairs Skydio Autonomy, an AI-powered system that gives drones the skills of a skilled pilot, with a collapsible, portable aircraft frame that uses high-strength assemblies to withstand the most demanding environments. X2 mounts a dual 12MP color optic plus 320 × 256 FLIR® thermal sensor, and is equipped with GPS-based night flight and strobe lighting, which prepares it for day and night operations, while providing up to 35 minutes of flight time on a single battery . X2 provides the best solution for collecting aerial data for situational awareness, asset inspection and security patrol. Skydio X2 is designed, assembled and supported in the USA, and it complies with NDAA and offers a higher degree of supply chain security.
Skydio news release
The Skydio is also the star of a new video series called X2D: Ready for Duty. Here is the trailer that gives you a glimpse:
This year’s conference is virtual
No surprise here, but CES 2021 is a virtual event. There really was no other choice in the matter, as a gathering of this size would have been a COVID-19 super-distributor.
Since CES is always such a practical event – to walk miles to see the latest and greatest – it will be interesting to see how the virtual version plays out. DroneDJ is accredited, and we’ll definitely get you the latest news from the conference floor.
Errr … let’s actually say the latest news from my laptop. Either way, we covered you!
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