Skydio X2

The Skydio X2 features robust AI-driven obstacle avoidance and thermal imaging, making it perfect for tactical and industrial inspections in complex environments.

Equipment Type: Drone

Benefits

Ruggedized drone for industrial inspection and mapping
Used in defense, public safety, and infrastructure monitoring
Provides reliable performance in harsh environments

Wind turbines
Solar panels
Power lines
Refinery asset management
Construction sites
Historical landmarks

Infrastructure
Public safety
Oil & gas
Power & utilities
Construction
Archaeology
Research & development

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Skydio X2: Advanced Drone with Superior Autonomy

The Skydio X2 is an enterprise drone equipped with Skydio Autonomy. Combined with a ruggedized, portable airframe ready for aerial surveillance day and night, the Skydio X2 is a top choice for situational awareness, asset inspection, and security patrol.

Standout features of the Skydio X2 include:

Autonomy: 360° obstacle avoidance
Dual Cameras: 4K60P HDR color + FLIR® 320p thermal
Night Operations: GPS flight + strobe lighting
Wireless range: 6km (5GHz) or 10km (1.8GHz)

Skydio X2’s Superior Autonomy—The Enterprise Drone that Flies Itself

The Skydio X2 turns anybody into an expert pilot and helps you get the job done safer and faster.

The ultimate intelligent UAV for enterprise applications. Skydio X2E pairs autonomous software with a foldable, rugged airframe for simple pack-and-go transportation and up to 35 minutes of flight time. X2E has six 4K navigation cameras for a 360° range of obstacle avoidance.

Skydio first made a name for itself in the drone industry by creating a drone that could esentially fly itself. Since then, Skydio’s advanced autonomy has only gotten better.

The Skydio X2 features top-tier Skydio Autonomy powered by AI. It’s designed for enterprise use cases, including inspections and monitoring, and is renowned for its durability, high-quality imaging capabilities—including thermal vision.

The Skydio X2’s autonomous flying features make it ideal for a wide range of operations including inspection, surveillance, and search and rescue missions.

The Skydio X2’s autonomy is supported by:

Six 4k 200° navigation cameras, allowing you to see in every direction
An onboard AI system running on an NVIDIA TX2, allowing you not only to see the world but understand it
360° obstacle avoidance powered by Skydio’s unique autonomy engine

Two Types of Skydio X2s—The Color and the Color/Thermal

The Skydio X2 comes in two models: the Color and the Color/Thermal.

Both drones have the same visual camera. The key difference between them is that the Skydio X2 Color/Thermal also carries a thermal camera, allowing you to capture and analyze heat signatures in addition to standard visual data.

This dual capability makes the Skydio X2 Color/Thermal especially valuable for applications requiring both visual and thermal inspections, such as search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, and environmental monitoring.

Skydio X2 Color / Thermal

The dual-sensor payload includes a 12MP color camera and FLIR® 320×256 thermal Imaging sensor. The Skydio X2 enables enterprises, first responders, and civilian agencies to safely ramp their drone fleets with minimal training. Designed, assembled, and supported in the USA, X2 provides a trusted, high-quality supply chain security.

The Skydio X2 Color / Thermal is designed for advanced aerial imaging and surveillance with a focus on delivering both high-quality color images and high-quality thermal images.

X2 Color / Thermal overview:

Wireless range: 3.7 miles (6 km)
Flight time: 35 minutes
Cybersecurity: AES-128 wireless encryption
Visual camera: Sony IMX577 1/2.3” 12.3MP CMOS

Here’s an overview for the thermal camera:

Thermal sensor type: FLIR Uncooled VOx microbolometer
Thermal resolution: 320×256.
Thermal lens focal length: 9.1mm.
Thermal frame rate: 30fps.

Skydio X2 Color

The Skydio X2 Color, equipped with its wide-angle 80° HFOV, is an incredibly powerful tool for inspectors, allowing them to collect high-quality visual data in challenging environments.

The Skydio X2 Color is designed for advanced aerial imaging and surveillance with a focus on delivering high-quality color images.

Skydio X2 Color overview:

Wireless range: 3.7 miles (6 km)
Flight time: 35 minutes
Cybersecurity: AES-128 wireless encryption
Visual camera: 4K60P HDR color camera with 16x digital zoom and wide-angle color lens with ~80° HFOV (ideal for up-close inspection)

Top Industries that Use the Skydio X2

Skydio’s technology is made to support enterprise applications. Here are the top sectors that are leveraging the Skydio X2 to improve their workflows.

The Skydio X2 in Industrial Inspections

Industrial inspections are one of the top use cases for the Skydio X2, which is being used regularly now for work like inspecting critical infrastructure, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, and power lines.

The Skydio X2 is revolutionizing the inspection sector by providing a safe, efficient, and detailed means to assess infrastructure, utilities, and construction sites.

Its durability and advanced AI capabilities make it ideal for conducting thorough inspections under various environmental conditions, significantly enhancing the accuracy and reliability of data collected during inspections.

Also, the Skydio X2’s precision flying and high-resolution imaging enable close-up inspections of hard-to-reach areas, minimizing the need for hazardous manual checks.

Here are some of the top benefits inspectors are realizing from using the Skydio X2 in their work:

Enhanced safety – Eliminating the need for human inspectors to access dangerous or hard-to-reach areas by using the X2 to collect inspection data there instead.
Precision imaging – Capturing high-resolution images for detailed inspection of infrastructure, ensuring nothing is overlooked.
Efficient data collection – Streamlining the inspection process by quickly covering large areas or complex structures, significantly saving time in the inspection process.

The Skydio X2 in Construction

In the construction sector, the Skydio X2 is invaluable for its ability to enhance project management, safety, and structural analysis.

Use cases for the Skydio X2 in construction include:

Project monitoring – Providing real-time aerial views of construction progress, facilitating better project oversight.
Safety inspections – Identifying potential hazards on-site, improving worker safety.
Structural integrity analysis – Offering detailed inspections of hard-to-reach structures, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

These capabilities highlight the Skydio X2’s role in streamlining operations and maintaining high safety levels in construction projects.

The Skydio X2 in Public Safety

The Skydio X2 is commonly used in public safety for various critical operations, enhancing the efficiency and safety of law enforcement, firefighting, and first responder activities.

Here are some of the top public safety use cases for the Skydio X2:

Law enforcement – Crowd monitoring and situational awareness during public events.
Law enforcement – Crime scene analysis without disturbing the area.
Firefighting – Identifying hotspots and assessing structural integrity from a safe distance.
Firefighting – Enhancing situational awareness in wildfire management.
First responder – Search and rescue operations in challenging terrains.
First responder – Rapid assessment of accident scenes for effective response planning.

Skydio 3D Scan

Automate the entire data capture process needed to document complex structures and generate 3D models with comprehensive coverage and ultra-high resolution.

With this software subscription, you can now build higher quality reports, reconstructions, and inspections faster and more accurately with minimal training than professional drone pilots.

Skydio Autonomous Enterprise Foundation (AEF)

The AEF Software package, helps pilots capture data faster in less time without compromising the safety of the drone or surrounding environment. MFE is excited to bring this autonomous functionality to the inspection community.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions (Unfolded, FLYING)	26.1” X 22.4“ X 8.3”
Dimensions (Folded, no battery)	11.9” X 5.5” X 3.6”
Weight (With Battery)	1325 g
Color Camera	4K60P HDR Camera with 16x digital zoom
Thermal Camera	FLIR Boson® 320P thermal imager with 8x digital zoom

Main Processor	NVIDIA Tegra X2 SoC
GPU	256-core NVIDIA PascalTM GPU
CPU	Dual-Core NVIDIA Denver 2 64-bit CPU Quad-Core ARM®-A57 MPCore
RAM	4 GB 128-bit LPDDR4
Obstacle Avoidance Coverage	Omnidirectional and above/below super fisheye lenses for 360° view
3D World Model Update Rate	> 1 million points per second
World Model-To-Action Update Rate	500 iterations per second
Onboard AI	9 custom deep networks used in flight
User-Selectable Subjects For Tracking	People and motor vehicles
Object Tracking and Identification	Up to 10 simultaneous objects of interest
Calibration	Automated online calibration of lens parameters, camera rotations, wind speed, and air density

Applications	Skydio Enterprise
Wireless Links	4G LTE capable
Wired Links	USB 3.1, (via dongle) HDMI
Operating Frequencies	5 GHz
Max Range	Expected up to 6 km
Bandwidth Selection	5/20 MHz
Video	720p/30fps

Dimensions	10.75” x 5.25 x 3.0”
Weight	1130 g
Flight time	Up to 35 minutes
Input	Dual 2-axis joysticks, dual rockers & 10 buttons
Sensors	GPS, Barometer, Compass, Gyro, ACC
Memory	256 GB
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Wireless Encryption	AES-128
Firmware	Signed and encrypted
Controls	Ability to provision and deprovision devices
Infrastructure	Key provisioning burned-in at time of manufacture