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Antigravity A1 drone now starts at $799, versus $1,599-plus for the goggles set

Antigravity A1 drone now starts at $799, versus $1,599-plus for the goggles set — Newsmesis editorial illustration
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What happened

Antigravity, the Insta360-backed drone maker, is selling its A1 360-degree drone with a watch and ring remote for $799 in the US. The Verge says the complete A1 set with FPV goggles and motion controller cost upwards of $1,599. The new Follow Me kit replaces the goggles and controller with a GNSS-equipped watch and a button ring, and adds propeller guards. Hands-on testers at The Verge and Engadget both report rough edges: The Verge's reviewer crashed three times, and Engadget's reviewer hit several walls.

What we know

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  • The Follow Me kit costs $799 bundled with the A1 drone and $340 as an accessory kit for existing owners, per Engadget and The Verge.
  • Engadget puts the price for existing A1 owners at $272. The Verge describes this as a 20 percent discount for buyers who can prove they own the aircraft, and lists the propeller guards separately at $40.
  • The kit's watch remote has built-in GNSS, which Engadget says is combined with visual tracking to lock onto moving subjects more reliably than the A1's camera-only Deep Tracking mode.
  • Engadget reports about five hours of watch use when paired with a drone. It also says the propeller arms cannot fold while the guards are attached.
  • The Verge's reviewer crashed three times during testing, and none of the crashes disabled the drone. The reviewer also reported that the drone would not follow over a high hill because it judged its altitude too high, and that it drifted toward the street or a neighbor's fence.

What we don't know yet

  • Neither review reports independent tests of tracking accuracy on fast activities such as biking or snowsports. Engadget notes that many users report the camera-only mode struggles with them, but gives no measurements.
  • The Verge and Engadget describe the ring's role differently: The Verge calls it an extra button for one-handed launch and repositioning, while Engadget presents it as what unlocks gesture flying. Neither tested the other's use case in detail.
  • Whether the $799 price is permanent or promotional is not stated in either source.
  • Neither source says whether the price applies outside the US.

Why it matters

The kit lowers the cost of a folding, obstacle-avoiding consumer drone by about half compared with the goggles set. It does so by dropping the FPV experience for hands-free follow-me filming. That puts the A1 in competition with follow-me drones, at a time when The Verge's coverage describes DJI being pushed out of the US market.

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  • Claim: The Antigravity A1 with the Follow Me kit costs $799 in the US.
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  • Claim: The Follow Me accessory kit costs $340 for existing A1 owners to buy separately.
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  • Claim: The complete A1 set with goggles and motion controller previously cost upwards of $1,599.
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  • Claim: The Follow Me watch remote combines built-in GNSS with visual tracking to follow moving subjects.
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  • Claim: The Verge's reviewer crashed the A1 three times while testing the Follow Me kit.
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  • Claim: Existing A1 owners who can prove ownership get a 20 percent discount on the accessory kit.
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