An initially consumer-oriented drone manufacturer has emerged as a potential counterweight in the U.S. to China's DJI, which dominates the world market for sophisticated hobby and commercial drones. Former Google Project Wing engineers who met as Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students founded Skydio in 2014. Within four years, the company released the Skydio R1, a $2,500 quadcopter fitted with 12 navigation cameras, depth and motion sensors, and an embedded "autonomy engine" flight computer running artificial intelligence (AI) software, all enabling it to accurately sense its position and avoid obstacles.
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