A crowdfunded consumer quadcopter that uses the user's inserted smartphone as the camera, GPS and processor; ~350g, carries up to 200g, ~15-20 min flight, with autonomous selfie modes and Apple Watch control.
| Country | USA |
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| Subcategory | Multirotor |
| Price | ~$200-300 (crowdfunding) |
| Subtype | Smartphone-based quadcopter |
| Role | Recreational |
| Class | Small/micro |
| Classification | Consumer UAV |
| Mission | recreational, selfie/aerial photography |
| Datalink | Bluetooth (to onboard phone) |
| MTOW (kg) | 0.35 |
| Operators | Consumers |
| Frame type | Quadcopter |
| Length (m) | 0.267 |
| Propulsion | Electric, 4 motors, battery |
| Combat-proven | No |
| Export status | Commercial |
| Launch method | VTOL |
| Autonomy level | Autonomous modes (selfie/auto-land) |
| Endurance (min) | 18 |
| Recovery method | VTOL/auto-land |
| Year introduced | 2016 |
| Max payload (kg) | 0.2 |
| Standard sensors | smartphone camera (user-supplied), smartphone GPS |
| Production status | Discontinued/crowdfunding |
| Airframe / lift type | Multirotor – quad |
| Control / autonomy level | Semi-autonomous (human-on-the-loop) |
| Domain | Aerial (UAV/UAS) |
| Mission / use case – civil | Consumer / recreational, Photography / film |
| Origin / supply chain | COTS (DJI, Autel, Skydio), Military-grade |
| Propulsion | Electric (LiPo / Li-ion) |
| Range / endurance | Very close range (<5 km, <1 hr) |
| Signature / detectability | RCS – nano/micro (<0.01 m²), RF-emitting |
| Threat vector | Nuisance / negligent (airspace incursion) |
| Weight / class | Class I – Micro (<2 kg), FAA <25 kg (Part 107) |