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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.
Skydio R1 was featured in Drones (22.7k followers) and Hardware (11.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 3.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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.
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