Autel Robotics Dragonfish - expected news from competitor DJI

2020-09-05

It must be said that in 2020, Autel Robotics stands out strongly in the unmanned aircraft market. The beginning of the year saw the launch of the EVO II series, whose flagship model EVO II Pro with 6K camera has, in the eyes of many users, dethroned the DJI Mavic 2 Pro.

We remind you of our impressions from the first Autel EVO II Pro flight using Live Deck.

It plans to launch more models in the coming months, min. Autel Dragonfish, which has the potential to conquer the industrial drone market.

Autel Dragonfish - vertical takeoff and landing in difficult conditions

Autel Dragonfishhas been designed to quickly and efficiently perform flight in difficult conditions. The drone is equipped with VTOL (English. Vertical Take Off and Landing) through a vertical takeoff design and pivoting rotors that are specifically designed to land where standard fixed-wing drones cannot.

At the same time, Dragonfish can automatically switch to fixed-wing mode and fly horizontally to provide greater efficiency during flight compared to conventional aircraft systems.

The drone was developed for versatile and demanding industrial assignments.

Statek powietrzny Autel Robotics ustawiony pionowo

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Autel Dragonfish - shocking parameters of an industrial drone

The manufacturer guarantees a range of up to 30 km (!), giving us a platform for advanced airspace exploration. Plus 1080p video transmission real-time, precise to 2 cm dual RTK antenna as well as visible light image capture and thermal imaging - and that's not all!

Drone flight time up to 100 minutes!

Dragonfish's amazing flight time provides the user with sufficient working time.

In addition, this vertical drone can be easily placed in the trunk of a car. This is the ideal professional equipment to be operated by only one person!

High autonomy and simple operation

Autel assures that we will mount the new drone in as little as one minute, and it will take only 5 seconds to autoscan the device's operating system. Of course, this BSP is equipped with autonomous flight functions such as object tracking whether landmark flight (Waypoints), ensuring a safe and easy inspection process with the Dragonfish drone.

Dragonfish - a drone that can carry a payload of up to 6.5 kg!

Capable of carrying a variety of payloads thanks to an interchangeable sensor mount, Dragonfish can transport potentially non-standard payloads, including LiDAR.

Wind resistance and drone safety

Even winds of 6 on the Beaufort scale do not impede takeoff and landing. Dual redundant backups of all sensors provide full failure protection for trouble-free flights.

Autel Dragonfish - release date and price

As for the availability of news from Autel Robotics, it is expected to appear later in 2020. As for the price - at the moment we have not been able to find an approximate amount we will pay for such a revolutionary (as it is announced) flying equipment.

Autel drones are growing in popularity, and we are seeing steadily increasing interest in EVO II models.
We encourage you to read their specifics posted at comparison article and with our promotion, about which you will read more here.

Hear about Autel EVO II for the first time and don't know where to start? We invite you to read Autel EVO II - questions and answers.

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