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Skydio introduced that it’s halting its shopper drone operations, 4 years after its Skydio 2 shopper drone was launched.
The corporate is ending its shopper drone efforts to higher give attention to the affect it’s having on over 1,500 enterprise and public sector clients. In keeping with Skydio, its drones are getting used to place sensors in harmful and necessary locations to carry out inspections, discover lacking youngsters, and preserve the army secure. It’s also making core industries, like public security, transportation, power, building, and protection, safer and extra environment friendly.
Whereas The corporate will not offer the Skydio 2+ Begin, Sports activities, Cinema, or Professional Kits, it is going to proceed to supply software program and buyer assist for present clients. The corporate’s drones have been finest recognized for his or her superior autonomous capabilities.
Skydio additionally plans to face by all guarantee phrases, Skydio Care, and can proceed automobile repairs. It would additionally retain a list of equipment for so long as it will probably to assist the necessity for substitute batteries, propellers, charging cables, and extra.
Earlier this yr, in February, Skydio introduced in $230 million in Collection E funding, bringing the corporate’s complete funding to $562 million.
Skydio drones are actually utilized by each department of the U.S. Division of Protection, by over half of all U.S. State Departments of Transportation, by over 200 public security businesses in 47 states and throughout greater than 60 power utilities. The corporate has benefited from detrimental press associated to competitor DJI, and restrictions on using DJI drones by US authorities businesses.
Again in March 2021, Skydio was the primary US drone maker to succeed in unicorn standing after its Collection D funding spherical. Final yr, it added 40% to its workers and unveiled its 36,000-square-foot Hayward, California manufacturing facility, a 10-fold improve in capability. The corporate goals so as to add over 150 manufacturing jobs to its Hayward, CA manufacturing facility and different U.S. places to satisfy demand and repair its growing world buyer base.
