The Xiro Xplorer 2 is the first drone largest independent public able to avoid obstacles thanks to the Snapdragon platform from Qualcomm and the Zero Flight Tech technology. For less than 1000 dollars, the Xiro Xplorer 2 should encourage the emergence of autonomous drones across all manufacturers.
Xiro took advantage of CES to be a nice pub with the announcement of a partnership between Tencent, Zero Tech and Qualcomm. Xiro is a joint venture between the Chinese company Zero Tech specializes in the technology of drones and specialized industrial Rapoo in the production of computer peripherals. The ESC Xiro launched two new drones: the Xplorer 2 will be available in Europe and Ying for the Chinese market. Both drones have something in common: they board the Snapdragon 801 via the platform Snapdragon Flight.
For the Xplorer 2 Zero Tech is providing the technology for the avoidance of obstacles: there is a module on the hull of the drone that rotates 360 degrees (50 rpm) continuously and integrates two cameras stereoscopic to identify obstacles to 6 meters around. If the drone approaches an obstacle - eg a tree - it will slow, stop and then around the obstacle. A handy feature for manual follow me through which the drone will follow the driver (with GPS built into the remote).
In terms of innovative features, there is also the possibility to set the follow based myself on a person or object that the drone will follow through his camera capable of shooting 4K (12 MP, 24mm, f / 2.8, 85 °, stabilization 3-axis) whose quality should be at the rendezvous since the current Full HD camera Xplorer allows for beautiful videos. It should also be possible to buy a boat to insert a GoPro controllable remotely. The drone is of course also capable of performing flight plans in the manner of Bebop Parrot 2 or 3 DJI Phantom but with only 16 points of maximum pass.
In terms of pure specifications, the drone has a correct remaining 25 minutes and the ability to shoot Full HD at 120 fps. We regret however that the scope of the remote control (5.8 GHz) with the drone is 1 km, surely to help maintain the return stream video (720p @ 30 FPS) that appears on a smartphone (Android and iOS) via Wi-Fi with a repeater on the controller. The Xplorer 2 can reach a horizontal speed of 30 km / h and 10 km / h vertical speed and weighs 1.4 kg. Finally, inside the flight is facilitated by a vertical camera and sonar.
The Xplorer 2 should be available in the first half in Europe and the world for just under 1000 dollars, a price to be taken lightly, even if it was blown us on the stand. By comparison, the current Xplorer is sold between 850 and 1000 euros in France and 800 dollars in the United States. However, for the Xplorer 2, the anti-collision system to be purchased separately, and we imagine that the addition will be a little salty.
The partnership with Tencent (to whom we owe WeChat) should allow Xiro to lower costs and perhaps to remain under the psychological barrier of 1,000 euros. In all cases, the Xplorer 2 is the first UAV public to integrate Zero Tech technology and Snapdragon Flight. Parrot and the DJI have to worry about, especially with the imminent arrival of GoPro on the sector.
This fpv quadcopter is pretty good. By the way, if something FPV accessories needed, such as, Eachine Light-2D Gimbal, Eachine 5.8G 250mW Transmitter, you can take a shopping at Banggood, which is the wholesale platform and it will offer you the fordable prices.
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