Skydio makes one of the most incredible drones on the market, and while we haven’t gotten to review the new Skydio 2 yet, the tiny California startup is already setting its ambitions higher than prosumers and videographers. It wants to remove humans from the equation entirely, letting companies rely on its obstacle-dodging, self-flying technology for automated mapping and surveillance.
To that end, it’s announcing the Skydio 2 Dock, a drone-in-a-box solution that theoretically lets the Skydio 2 fly mission after mission all by itself. As you can see in the video above, it’s got a motorized door and slide-out arm that the drone can land on, as well as a built-in charging station for a special version of the Skydio 2’s battery with contact…