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Adding SPRITE to the list of upcoming autonomous camera drones I made for the Lily announcement... Prices/status for reference: Status Releas

Adding SPRITE to the list of upcoming autonomous camera drones I made for the Lily announcement... Prices/status for reference: Status Release Price ----------- --------- ------------ AirDog* Pre-Order Q3 2015 $1,295 HEXO+* Pre-Order Sept 2015 $1,299 IRIS+* Available Now $750 Mind4* Kickstarter Failed $900-$1,489 Solo* Pre-Order May 2015 $1,399 Ares HD Kickstarter Feb 2016 $999 Lily Pre-Order Feb 2016 $519-$1,019 SPRITE Kickstarter Dec 2015 $799 *Note that all but Ares HD, Lily, & SPRITE require a $300 GoPro camera. Price ranges are for Pre-Order vs. Post-Ship pricing. EDIT: Added Ares HD & Solo.

flyinglizard 11y ago
You need to add the 3DR Solo to the list at $999.
DrStartup 11y ago
Aresdrones.com - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresdrones/ares-finally-a-drone-everyone-can-fly https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresdrones/ares-finally...
declan 11y ago
This is a great list -- thanks for posting it. FYI it looks like the IRIS+ is now $599, and the IRIS Solo is $999 and is scheduled to ship next month: https://store.3drobotics.com/products/iris https://store.3drobotics.com/products/iris For general use, is there a compelling reason to wait until this fall or next year instead of buying the current IRIS now or the new one next month? The SPRITE looks nicely ruggedized and compact, but that's not a big a concern for me. (I have no affiliation with any of the autonomous camera drone makers. But unless there's a compelling reason I prefer to avoid the risk of having a promised project fail to ship.)
semi-extrinsic 11y ago
Add a few things like top speed, range, flight time, tracking method, and you've got yourself a nice popular webpage/blog post.
- OrwellianChild 11y ago
  Too many pre-production products now... I'm eagerly awaiting the day when Wirecutter just has a "Best Autonomous Selfie Drone" category though... :)
AscentUAS 11y ago
Correction: SPRITE comes with an HD camera and gimbal AND is compatible with GoPro models!
fred256 11y ago
You could add nixie (flynixie.com) to that list.

flyinglizard 11y ago

You need to add the 3DR Solo to the list at $999.

DrStartup 11y ago

Aresdrones.com - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresdrones/ares-finally-a-drone-everyone-can-fly https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresdrones/ares-finally...

declan 11y ago

This is a great list -- thanks for posting it. FYI it looks like the IRIS+ is now $599, and the IRIS Solo is $999 and is scheduled to ship next month: https://store.3drobotics.com/products/iris https://store.3drobotics.com/products/iris For general use, is there a compelling reason to wait until this fall or next year instead of buying the current IRIS now or the new one next month? The SPRITE looks nicely ruggedized and compact, but that's not a big a concern for me. (I have no affiliation with any of the autonomous camera drone makers. But unless there's a compelling reason I prefer to avoid the risk of having a promised project fail to ship.)

semi-extrinsic 11y ago

Add a few things like top speed, range, flight time, tracking method, and you've got yourself a nice popular webpage/blog post.

OrwellianChild 11y ago
Too many pre-production products now... I'm eagerly awaiting the day when Wirecutter just has a "Best Autonomous Selfie Drone" category though... :)

AscentUAS 11y ago

Correction: SPRITE comes with an HD camera and gimbal AND is compatible with GoPro models!

fred256 11y ago

You could add nixie (flynixie.com) to that list.