Skydio X10 for Drone as First Responder (DFR)
Skydio X10 enables remote pilot operations and introduces a groundbreaking deployment model for law enforcement agencies - Patrol-Led Drone as First Responder (DFR).
Watch a live demo of a Patrol-Led DFR scenario where an officer responds to a scene, places a drone in a location ready for launch, and requests for a pilot in another location to take remote control of the drone. While the officer handles the situation on the ground, the remote pilot streams video from the drone to the officer and the rest of the team for increased situational awareness and better decision making.
Skydio Remote Ops, with the 5G-connected X10, redefines the piloting experience by enabling drone missions from any location using a web browser and cellular network.
Learn more about Skydio DFR.
- Um, very excited to be here today. As Adam mentioned, uh,
- prior to Skydio, I was with the Chula Vista Police Department
- for 27 years.
- And it was during my time as UAS commander that Cape Termis
- and I began working on a unique
- use case for drones in everyday policing.
- We worked with a great team at Chula Vista PD to go from concept to
- reality, showing public safety everywhere how to
- routinely use drones to deescalate, increase
- situational awareness, and reduce response times.
- In fact, today is exactly five years to the day
- that we officially named this concept Drone as First Responder, or
- DFR. And now DFR is known worldwide as the
- ultimate
- public safety drone case -- drone use case.
- So I'm e- very excited to demonstrate how the Skydio
- team can bring that life-saving capability to your
- community through patrol-led DFR.
- Let's, uh,
- begin the live demo now.
- [beeping] Hi, Frank. I have a call pending in your area
- near 223 Halik. Caller states the female appears
- disoriented,
- uh, talking to herself, and carrying a knife.
- Subject is a white female, thin build, blue shirt, gray pants, black
- boots. No threats or reports of injuries at this
- time.
- Be advised, I don't have any other available units
- right now.
- 5 Frank, I copy. Uh, I, I saw the call come over on the CAD
- system. I'm staged about a block south with the
- Skydio
- X10. Do we have any DFR pilots available?
- Uh, DFR 1, I'm monitoring. I'm available to assist.
- 5 Frank to DFR 1, you're clear to launch, and show me switching to Axon Body
- 4 for recording and comms.
- Uh, DFR 1 copies. I have you loud and clear on Axon Respond, and
- I'm launching now.
- 5 Frank copy.
- And DFR 1, got a good feed.
- And just a heads-up, uh, you may have a jogger heading to you right
- now.
- 5 Frank, I see her.
- DFR 1, be advised we might have a possible
- underneath the bridge north of
- us.
- Copy that. I'll head that way. I'll, uh, I'll start the ser- search
- now. I'll go down low and look underneath there with the
- thermal.
- Copy. I'm gonna clear this parking lot and continue north.
- Copy that.
- And got the thermal on.
- So far, no heat sources. Appears clear under the bridge.
- Still looking.
- 10-4.
- And DFR 1, I actually might have a possible here.
- It's under the northeast corner of that, uh, building in the crawl space.
- Appears to match. It's a female,
- uh, definitely, uh, talking to herself.
- She actually has a large fixed bladed knife in her right hand.
- 10-4.
- Just hang by-- hang there.
- I think she's keyed in on my drone. Affirm. She sees my drone.
- She's coming out
- and still has a knife. Actually, she's putting the knife down now.
- She's got the knife down now. She's got her hands up, surrendering,
- surrendering to
- the drone.
- Uh, she might-- you might be able to reach out-
- 5-
- ... to call to her now.
- 5 Frank, I see her. I'm gonna call her out to me now. Miss.
- Miss, police department.
- Come on over this way. You all right?
- You have any other weapons on you?
- And DFR 1-
- Okay. Keep your hands up. Come towards me
- ... DFR 1, uh, as soon as you can clear code four,
- I'm gonna have to clear for a,
- uh, nearby missing child.
- All right. DFR 1, you're clear to disengage.
- Uh, she's requesting to go to the hospital.
- We're gonna be code four here.
- Thank you for the backup.
- Copy that. DFR 1, good job. I'm out.
- [cheering]
- [applause]
- Ju- ju- just in case that wasn't totally clear, that
- was all live.
- An X10 just flew remotely over 5G, controlled from
- right here in the Cowell Theatre.
- [cheering] [applause]
- Now, the beautiful thing about what you just
- saw is you can do it today.
- It fits into existing drone operating paradigms.
- The X10 can be carried in the trunk of a police car, and if an officer on scene
- needs extra support, they can put it on the ground,
- and they can get virtual
- real-time support from a real-time crime center.
- Somebody flying overhead, looking around corners,
- helping them get the information
- that they need. And the X10's autonomy enables
- that to be done at low
- altitudes to get the vantage point you need. It's really,
- really incredible stuff.
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