More and more drones are becoming accessible slowly, but surely

By Stephen, 13 April, 2025

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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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By Maldalain on Sunday, April 13, 2025 - 05:20

What is the battery life on the flip?

By Stephen on Sunday, April 13, 2025 - 05:20

It says about 30 minutes.

By ct on Sunday, April 13, 2025 - 23:56

How did you find the accessibility of the DJI Fly app?

My Neo will be delivered in a few hours!

By Stephen on Monday, April 14, 2025 - 00:56

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.

By Stephen on Monday, April 14, 2025 - 01:39

Omg I’m so jealous! I have to wait a week.

By Icosa on Monday, April 14, 2025 - 07:25

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.