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Meet Solo, the smart drone - from 3DR

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Who is 3DR?3D Robotics is committed to helping people see their world from above. As North America’s largest personal drone company, 3DR is a pioneer in making advanced, easy-to-use drone technology that makes the air accessible to anyone, anytime.

Our revolutionary consumer drone, Solo, is the world’s first smart drone, with computer-assisted Smart Shots that make it easy for anyone to create and capture movie-quality aerials from day one. Beyond filmmaking and fun, our drones are used for a wide range of applications in data analysis, mapping, surveying, 3D modeling and more for agriculture, construction, infrastructure, search and rescue, real estate, insurance and ecological study.

On the software side, our open platform enables anyone in the world to innovate by standing on the shoulders of our advanced flight control technology creating their own apps and accessories for drones.

Founded in 2009 by Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and founder of DIYDrones.com, and Jordi Muñoz, an engineering prodigy from Ensenada, Mexico, 3DR is currently a V.C.-backed startup with over 300 employees in North America and more than 30,000 customers worldwide.

3DR is headquartered in Berkeley, CA, with facilities and offices in San Diego, CA, Austin, TX, and Tijuana, Mexico. For more information, visit www.3dr.com.

Our DNA

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In 2007, Chris Anderson—NY Times best-selling author and at the time the editor-in-chief of Wired magazine—built his first drone at home with his kids using parts from a Lego Mind Machine. He got chills: When a dad and his kids can create military-grade technology on the kitchen table, something fundamental about the world has changed. But what?

The kids quickly tired of the experiments, but Chris went down the rabbit hole and founded DIYDrones.com, which has since grown into the world’s largest open robotics development community, today numbering over 65,000. Through DIYDrones Chris met Jordi Muñoz, an nineteen-year-old college dropout and electronics wunderkind from Ensenada, Mexico, who had created a fully-functioning autopilot using circuitry he lifted from a Nintendo Wii remote. The unlikely pair founded 3D Robotics with the initial goal of supplying a global hobbyist community, but by 2012 3DR’s business had grown well beyond the DIY community, so Chris quit his job at Wired to join Jordi as 3DR’s new CEO and steer the business as it became something much bigger.

Today 3DR is the smartest and most technologically advanced drone company in the world. This year we launched Solo, the world’s first smart drone. Solo gives life to world-first technologies and professional tools specifically designed to make drone photography easy for beginners and pros alike. And just like smartphones did a decade ago, Solo’s usefulness bleeds from the consumer market into the commercial. That’s because in drones we’re now seeing the convergence of numerous advanced technologies—cameras, computers, sensors, phones, the web, motors, electrical systems and custom hardware—and Solo is the first drone to fully leverage all of them. A few years ago, drone was a dirty word. Now seven billion people will figure out how to change the world with the technology 3DR is creating today.

Why 3DR?3DR makes smart drones—we put computers in the sky. And we don’t do this just because we can; we do this because it enables us to give you the best possible all-around user experience imaginable.

First, the intelligence in our drones makes cinematic aerial filmmaking easy, even automatic. With Solo’s computer-powered Smart Shots, anyone can shoot like a pro with a push of a button—and without putting in months or years of flight practice. We also introduced the first true Follow Me technology in the industry, allowing people to film themselves completely hands-free. That’s the power of autonomy: we build the skill of pro cinema pilots into our drones, giving you what amounts to an aerial camera crew at your disposal—an ease of capture that allows you to focus on creating. Our technology even enables us to deliver customer support solutions that no one else in the industry can touch.

3DR’s advanced autonomy bleeds into other realms as well, enabling not just automated image and data capture, but a fully automated industrial workflow, from launch all the way through to post-processing. The autopilot system we’ve built behind this—the Pixhawk—is the world’s best-selling autopilot, powering UAV systems from NASA to Amazon Prime Air. And because the Pixhawk also costs less than $200, it also powers tens of thousands of personal projects.

Which brings up the idea of democracy: 3DR is democratizing the skies. We use our technological edge to enable and encourage innovation. We’re an open company, and our robust platform is open to anyone who wants to use it as a floor for innovation. We’re founding members of the Dronecode Foundation, home to the world’s leading open UAV flight code, and we’ve put huge parts of our technology within reach of anyone, be they a company or a kid pursuing a science project; anyone can use our Dronekit application programming platform to easily create drone apps that will both drive future innovation and deliver many unique and powerful user benefits for our drones.

Meet Solo, the smart drone - from 3DR

Meet SoloThe world’s smartest drone is also the easiest to fly. With features like pushbutton flight and computer-assisted Smart Shots, Solo makes it easy for anyone to get professional aerial photos and video from day one.

Solo is powered by two 1 GHz computers for the best and smoothest aerial photography experience imaginable, including many world-first technologies and a host of built-in safety and support features. And it’s the only all-in-one drone to offer live video streaming in vivid HD from your GoPro® directly to your mobile device—at ranges up to half a mile.

Only Solo

One and Only FeaturesOne-touch Smart Shots allow even new users to get smooth and cinematic footage without years of practice.

Solo is the first and only drone with wireless live HD feed from your GoPro® to your mobile device. Immediately get crystal clear video from distances of up to half a mile—record straight to your camera roll and share from the air.

It is also the only drone with unfettered in-flight GoPro access: Start and stop recording and snap photos, even change GoPro settings right from our app, all while charging your GoPro as you fly.

With its own 1 GHz computer, even the controller is smarter than most drones—it features pushbutton flight and landing, a one-touch emergency airbrake and even saves flight data ten times every second on the controller, allowing instant wireless submission of service tickets.

Solo isn’t just last year’s model with a few cool new features—it’s the world’s first smart drone. It sports two full-blown 1 GHz computers that work together to enable entirely new capabilities that border on magic.

Smart ShotsCablecam - Put Solo on a virtual cable for the automatic perfect shot.

Orbit - Circle an object for an iconic “wrap around” shot.

Selfie - Put yourself in the center of a scenic aerial pull-out.

Follow - Don’t want to fly? Go completely hands-free.

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The Easiest Drone to Fly

Why Solo?The first drone with a brain, Solo is powered by twin computers Only drone to stream live HD video from GoPro® direct to iOS/Android devices Revolutionary, intuitive video game-style controller Take to the air in seconds with effortless pushbutton flight  Powerful Smart Shot technology makes capturing incredible cinematic footage easy and automatic Unique safety features like pause and “safety net” mean you can fly with confidence First with in-flight GoPro® access: Start/stop recording and adjust camera settings from the ground (with Solo Gimbal) Full-featured app for iOS and Android puts total craft control at your fingertips Follow Me mode enables Solo to automatically track and film any subject  Solo Gimbal (sold separately) delivers smooth footage, GoPro® power and control and HDMI video Future-proof accessory and gimbal bays make Solo ready for tomorrow’s technology  Free software and feature updates ensure your Solo evolves at the pace of innovation The smart drone keeps getting smarter: LiDAR for super stable indoor flight; ballistic parachute system; flight rewind and more, all scheduled for release World-class customer support means we’ve always got your back: live seven-day-a-week phone support from qualified engineers; in-app service tickets; and a 30-day money-back guarantee 

Meet Solo, the smart drone - from 3DR