Back last year, some of y’all know that I purchased the Hover Air X1. Since then, the Hover Air has come out with newer models, which seem to be accessible. I remember watching a video where it said that the Hover Air X1 was the most accessible drone. Well, DGI is now coming out with their own versions. We have the DGI Neo and the DGI Flip. With these drones, you can actually control them with your voice. You can tell it to follow you, you can tell it to move further away, you can tell it to go up, you can tell it to come down a little, you can tell it to break, land, etc. I feel like we are so close to drones being able to describe your surroundings. That being said, there is a workaround: you can actually load up the ChatGPT screen share feature and have ChatGPT describe what it sees. Not perfect, but I’m pretty amazed nonetheless. I did about a five-minute test with the Hover, but I did just purchase the DGI Neo, so I’m pretty excited to see what I get out of it. I will eventually also try out the Flip as it looks to have the longest battery life out of them all. So I think I’ve just become a drone collector, lol.
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Battery life
What is the battery life on the flip?
@ Maldalain
It says about 30 minutes.
DJI Fly App
How did you find the accessibility of the DJI Fly app?
My Neo will be delivered in a few hours!
@ ct
It has its accessibility issues but they can be tolerated if you have the patients to work around them but also that being said, I’ll have a better understanding when I get the drone.
@ ct
Omg I’m so jealous! I have to wait a week.
Hmm
I wonder if in five to ten years perhaps AI might reach a point where this could be used as a navigation aid, possibly in combination with a glasses mounted camera. Probably not something you'd want to use in a crowded street but I could see it being useful for nature walks, camping or anything like that. I don't have or plan to have children but I could see it being a boon for visually impaired parents in these situations as well, letting you take them on activities independently where you'd normally need sighted assistance.
Amazing!
Amazing!
Impressive
I can't ever see me buying a drone but I love reading these posts. It blows my mind that this sort of thing is becoming accessible.
@ mr grieves
It’s pretty amazing. The only way to make companies like DGI pay attention to our community is if we start purchasing their products and giving them feedback. Originally we couldn’t as it was just a sighted thing but now they have put something out that we can actually use. Not gonna lie, it’s actually pretty affordable as well! I will support DGI if this is the route they are taking.
What's the cost of these drones
Been thinking of getting one of these now that I'm hearing about them being accessible, friend of mine has drones and got to fly one which made me want one but accessibility has always been a factor as sure you can hear the thing some what but if you're flying a mile out from where you are, things get well, not doable really.
@ Jonathan Candler
These are called Follow me drones. They fly fully autonomously and you can use voice commands to control them. Not all drones are accessible, but this one looks to be and it’s around US$160.
So, in theory, could you…
So, in theory, could you have your drone hovering above you with a live feed to phone with chat gpt reading the screen live, airpods pro in in transprency mode and a description of what is going on in front of you? A sort of eye in the sky?
@ Oliver
It looks doable TBH.
Let's spy on everyone!…
Let's spy on everyone! Seriously, drones have been one of my childhood dream along with the mac. I already have the mac though. I have a blind friend who used to have a drone in like 2013 2014 and just the way he told me his experience made me excited...