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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 firm is ending its shopper drone efforts to raised give attention to the influence it’s having on over 1,500 enterprise and public sector clients. According to Skydio, its drones are getting used to place sensors in harmful and vital locations to carry out inspections, discover lacking youngsters, and hold the navy protected. It can also be making core industries, like public security, transportation, vitality, building, and protection, safer and extra environment friendly.
While The firm will now not offer the Skydio 2+ Start, Sports, Cinema, or Pro Kits, it’s going to proceed to offer software program and buyer help for current clients. The firm’s drones had been greatest recognized for his or her superior autonomous capabilities.
Skydio additionally plans to face by all guarantee phrases, Skydio Care, and can proceed car repairs. It will even retain a listing of equipment for so long as it may possibly to help the necessity for alternative batteries, propellers, charging cables, and extra.
Earlier this 12 months, in February, Skydio introduced in $230 million in Series E funding, bringing the corporate’s complete funding to $562 million.
Skydio drones at the moment are utilized by each department of the U.S. Department of Defense, 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 vitality utilities. The firm has benefited from destructive press associated to competitor DJI, and restrictions on using DJI drones by US authorities businesses.
Back in March 2021, Skydio was the primary US drone maker to achieve unicorn standing after its Series D funding spherical. Last 12 months, it added 40% to its workers and unveiled its 36,000-square-foot Hayward, California manufacturing facility, a 10-fold improve in capability. The firm 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 rising international buyer base.