The Skydio R10 is a compact indoor drone engineered to operate in complex, GPS-denied environments such as congested industrial interiors, enclosed infrastructure, and other hard-to-access spaces. Built for missions where traditional drones can’t go, the R10 is designed to navigate confined, dark, and cluttered areas with confidence, supporting a range of industrial inspection workflows where visual access is limited.
Durability and autonomy are at the core of the R10. With a full 180° pitch gimbal and integrated high-power LED lighting, it delivers clear, actionable visuals in low or zero light. Its onboard intelligence assists the operator by actively avoiding obstacles and maintaining stability in tight, confined environments, helping reduce risk in complex interior flights.
With the R10, you’re sending in a drone that’s built to do the dirty, dangerous work—relentlessly, reliably, and with minimal human exposure.
Equipment Type: Indoor and Confined Space Drone
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The Skydio R10 is a compact, autonomous indoor drone purpose-built to navigate confined, dark, and GPS-denied spaces where traditional inspection drones may struggle to operate. Its small size and intelligent flight systems allow it to move through congested environments with precision. The R10 excels at getting in, capturing visual data, and getting out quickly and safely, supporting faster and safer situational awareness in challenging interior spaces.
It’s not here to replace high-end NDT drones with advanced payloads, LiDAR, or reporting suites but it does offer a smart, efficient solution for complementary visual inspections.
Think of the Skydio R10 as your go-to tool for quick internal flybys, initial asset assessments, or hard-to-reach safety checks that don’t require full-scope diagnostics.
In industrial environments where GPS is unavailable, the Skydio R10 delivers confident, stable flight using Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO). This advanced system combines real-time visual input with motion sensing to enable precise navigation in fully enclosed, congested, or obstructed spaces where traditional positioning systems fall short.
Operators maintain control either through Skydio Link for line-of-sight missions or via 5G/LTE connectivity for remote access in network-covered areas.
Whether you’re inspecting internal infrastructure or assessing asset conditions in hard-to-reach locations, the R10 gives you the autonomy and flexibility to capture the data without putting personnel at risk.
The Skydio R10 is equipped with a 1-inch, 12.5 MP CMOS sensor that delivers sharp, detailed visuals, ideal for close-range inspection tasks. Its camera is mounted on a 180° pitch gimbal, allowing full vertical tilt to capture what’s directly above or beneath the drone.
This means inspectors can visually assess overhead piping, structural framing, or floor-level hazards without repositioning.
Combined with electronic image stabilization and a wide 93° field of view, the R10 provides smooth, comprehensive coverage even in tight, complex environments.
Confined space inspections often mean operating in near or total darkness and the Skydio R10 is built for that challenge. Its camera features a wide f/1.95 aperture and a high-sensitivity CMOS sensor with an ISO range up to 16,000, allowing it to capture clear imagery in dim or zero-light conditions.
Integrated high-power LED floodlights provide wide-beam illumination without the need for external lighting or attachments, ensuring critical infrastructure details remain visible even in the darkest environments.
The Skydio R10 is built to handle the toughest indoor inspection environments—with a reinforced frame and propeller guards that protect it from bumps and impacts common in confined, cluttered spaces.
When continuous observation is needed, the R10 can safely perch on flat surfaces, maintaining a stable video stream without hovering. In Perch Mode, it delivers up to 3 hours of live video, or 2.5 hours with onboard lighting enabled.
With a 20-minute flight time and fast battery charging, the R10 gives you the flexibility to fly in, observe, and conserve power—maximizing uptime during critical missions.
Already using drones for internal or external inspections with LiDAR, NDT sensors, or other advanced payloads? The Skydio R10 is designed to enhance those workflows, not replace them. Compact, autonomous, and quick to deploy, it serves as an agile visual inspection tool for fast internal flythroughs, pre-checks, or supplemental data capture.
Through Skydio Extend, the R10 integrates with platforms like DroneDeploy, ESRI Site Scan, and your existing asset management systems. It also supports live streaming into systems like Axon Fusus and operates within the same software ecosystem as the Skydio X10.
If you’re ready to expand your toolkit with a drone built for confined spaces and rapid deployment, contact MFE today to see how the R10 fits into your operation.
| Startup Time | Under 30 seconds |
| Vehicle Dimensions | Height: 61.5mm/ 2.4”
Width: 260.5mm/ 10.3” Length: 263.0mm/ 10.4” |
| Propeller Dimensions (diagonal tip-to-tip of propeller) | 4" |
| Weight (incl. battery) | 785g / 1.73 lbs |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC |
| Ingress Protection Rating | Not rated for sustained water exposure. In case of exposure, dry unit as soon as possible. |
| Flight Time | 20 minutes |
| Max Perch Time | 3 hours |
| Max Ascent/Descent Speed | Ascent: About 9 mph (4 m/s) Descend: About 7 mph (3 m/s) |
| Max Non-Vertical Descent Speed | About 7 mph (3 m/s) |
| Max Horizontal Speed (at sea level) | About 27 mph (12 m/s) |
| Max Horizontal Speed With Obstacle Avoidance | About 18 mph (8 m/s) |
| Max Service Ceiling Above Sea Level | 10,000 ft density altitude |
| Max Gust Handling | About 22 mph (10 m/s) |
| Sensor | 1" 12.5MP sensor |
| Diagonal Field of View | 93° |
| Focal Length | 8 mm (20 mm equivalent) |
| Aperture | f/1.95 |
| Focus | 100% focus pixel, 1 m to ∞ |
| Exposure Compensation | +-3 |
| Electronic Shutter Speed | 1/30 to 1/8000 |
| ISO range | 100 to 16000 |
| Max Obstacle Avoidance Speed | About 9 mph (4 m/s) |
| Illumination | Visible light |
| Location | Front of propeller guards, forward facing |
| Obstacle Avoidance Coverage | Forward facing 180° |
| Navigation | Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) |
| Configuration | 2x forward facing stereo |
| Sensor | Samsung 1/2.8” 32MP color CMOS |
| Light sensitivity | Visible light |
| Aperture | f/1.8 |
| Diagonal Field of View | 200° |
| Obstacle Sensing Range | 20 meters |
| Environment Coverage | Forward 180° |
| Wireless Networking (media offload) | Connect SL: WiFi6
Connect 5G: Cellular LTE/5G |
| Operational Frequency | Connect SL: 2400-2483.5MHz, 5150-5850MHz
Connect 5G: 600-960MHz, 1700-2200MHz |
| Transmitter Power (EIRP) | Connect SL: <34.7dBmi (2.4GHz)
Connect SL: <35.9dBmi (5GHz) Connect 5G: <20dBmi |
| Capacity | 6000 mAh |
| Voltage | 14.4v |
| Battery Type | Rechargeable lithium ion |
| Energy | 86.4 Wh |
| Chemical System | Lithium ion |
| Charge Time 230W | 35 minutes per battery (0-100%) |
| Charge time 100W | 1 hour per battery (0-100%) |
| Wireless Encryption | Connect SL: AES-256
Connect 5G: AES-128 |
| NDAA compliance | NDAA compliant |
| Internal Disk Storage | Encrypted |
| Pairing | Secure Wired Pairing |
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