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Skydio R1
The self-flying camera has arrived
The R1 is a fully autonomous flying camera. With the introduction of R1, the company is taking a step toward the future of autonomous drones and enabling a new type of visual storytelling.
About Skydio R1 on Product Hunt
“The self-flying camera has arrived”
Skydio R1 launched on Product Hunt on February 13th, 2018 and earned 228 upvotes and 36 comments, placing #29 on the daily leaderboard. The R1 is a fully autonomous flying camera. With the introduction of R1, the company is taking a step toward the future of autonomous drones and enabling a new type of visual storytelling.
On the analytics side, Skydio R1 competes within Drones and Hardware — topics that collectively have 34.1k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Skydio R1 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Skydio R1?
Skydio R1 was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Skydio R1 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.

