Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Potensic Atom - Obstance Avoidance?


When my drone had to fly back home on its own, I had one immediate thought:  Did it take off in a treeless area?  There were times when I flew the drone close to a rock, and I thought, one pull of the joystick in the wrong direction might send the drone into the trash.

This is one big feature that the Potensic Atom is missing, unforunately.  I'm wondering if that can be added to the front camera.  Other drones like the DJI that have obstacle avoidance have sensors all over the body of the drones.  The Atom doesn't have any sensors except for the bottom sensors for ground detection.

So, if you're not too confident in your flying ability, don't get the Potensic Atom!  Those automatic "intelligent" flight modes like Boomerang, Circle, Follow-Me, etc. can be dangerous.  The drone will follow a pre-programmed path with no regard to obstacles like trees or electric poles in the way.  Be careful when activating these automatic modes!

If you can afford a DJI, this $1239 CAD DJI Air 2S will do it for you!  https://amzn.to/4d8vcpz



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