There was loads of criticism levelled at GoPro’s first drone within the weeks after its launch. Its flight time was down in comparison with the Mavic Pro’s. And it was incapable of avoiding obstacles. And it saved falling out of the sky. So nothing main. But one omission that was …
Read More »5 Things GoPro & the Karma 2 Must Do to Compete With DJI
Manufacturing a good drone isn’t straightforward. Staying afloat appears to be simply as laborious. Just ask the founders of Lily Robotics, who acquired virtually $50 million in pre-sales and VC funding and nonetheless couldn’t ship to a single buyer. Or 3DR, who pumped loads of capital into the Solo however have …
Read More »GoPro Karma Hits the Market…Once more
With a lot much less fanfare than the primary time round, GoPro has relaunched the troubled Karma drone. The digicam big has fastened the minor drawback that brought on earlier fashions to fall out of the sky. A number of months in the past tales started to flow into that …
Read More »Will Drone Tech Bring Ambarella Back?
Ambarella, a manufacturer of image processing products, is one of those companies almost always named by analysts listing drone related stocks. But in the last year, as Ambarella‘s stock – which hit a high of about $124 in 2015 and is now about $55 – has fallen and risen and …
Read More »GoPro Tries to Make Amends but Pilots Won’t Forget Bad Karma
There’s no doubt that GoPro’s move into the drone industry has been a spectacular failure so far. Despite the bravado, the big claims from CEO Nick Woodman and one of the boldest marketing campaigns the industry has seen, the GoPro Karma has been the ultimate let down – not the …
Read More »Mavic Pro Delay: Shipping Starts But Has the Damage Been Done?
When target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”>DJI launched its new foldable drone – the Mavic Pro – last month, it’s fair to say that the reaction in the industry was overwhelmingly positive. The Mavic Pro looks to be comfortably the best value drone on the market in terms of capability. …
Read More »The Karma and Why Consumer Products Matter to the Commercial Market
Mike Winn, the CEO of DroneDeploy, recently spoke with DRONELIFE.com on a variety of drone matters. We first discussed GoPro’s announcement of the Karma. Winn described the Karma launch as “exciting.” With the Karma, GoPro has created an “interesting product. The bundles they have recreated are part of a system. …
Read More »YI Technology’s Erida — a Challenger to GoPro Karma?
YI Technology, a Chinese company with a track record in the design and manufacture of action cameras, is looking to expand their brand and better serve their customers with the launch of a drone that promises to be very fast and have a better than average flight time. Like GoPro, …
Read More »Product Profile – A Closer Look at The GoPro Karma
On September 19th, GoPro launched the company’s first drone, the Karma. Our first impression was mixed, but now that the dust has settled we’re going to be taking a closer look at GoPro’s first step into the consumer market. During the grand unveiling, there was plenty of well-scripted talk from CEO Nick …
Read More »GoPro Launches the Karma – Everything You Need to Know
The momentous day has arrived. Many months ago GoPro, a company that has until now had an interesting but distant relationship with the drone industry, announced that the Karma was coming. The Karma would be the first drone made by an industry outsider, and we all expected big things from …
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