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by vsgzusnex 2479 days ago
My guess is fully autonomous drone products will prevail. The capabilities today are already incredible and the mobility lends itself to generalize to solutions that weren't previously possible. They could be one of the first kind of robotic agents that we regularly interact with in our lives besides automobiles.

Skydio - https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/5/17195622/skydio-r1-review-...

Shield AI - https://www.shield.ai/nova

Battery life is certainly an issue but even before a major breakthrough happens 10-20 minutes is a long enough flight time for a lot of autonomous tasks. Plus what if they dock and charge themselves?

I think they're going to continue getting smaller, more power efficient, and cheaper and it will continue to open up possibilities.