DJI Matrice 100 Drone: a friendly quadcopter that can bypass obstacles

DJI is again in the advanced drones industry with the release of the new Matrice 100 quadcopter. It was created specifically for developers to help them test new sensors, processors and other equipment, as it is optimized for use with the DJI software development kit (SDK).


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One of the features that illuminates the essence of the Matrice 100 is Guidance , which uses several stereo and ultrasonic sensors, which allow the drone to automatically avoid obstacles at a distance of almost 20 meters. Guidance can also stabilize the Matrice 100 with centimeter accuracy above ground.




Matrice 100 is always aware of what is around it, and can automatically adjust the flight path when approaching objects or obstacles.

Matrice 100 Drone can fly up to 20 minutes and carry a payload of about 1 kg. However, it can be configured to fly with a second battery compartment, which will double the flight time to 40 minutes, but the payload will be less.

Matrice 100, like all DJI drones, can use the Lightbridge system for video transmission, which allows it to use any camera with HDMI or analog video output.


Again, the Matrice 100 and the Guidance system are aimed at serious developers, since they cost $ 3299 and $ 999, respectively. Guidance is sold as a separate hardware add-on that can be installed on the Matrice 100.

The Matrice 100 has several communication ports, power measurement leads, and expansion bays for installing additional hardware, which gives you the ability to control the drone using Oculus BP glasses or gesture control systems.

But as you can see in the video below, the Matrice 100 in combination with the SDK and the DJI navigation system can be very convenient to use. Fudan University in Shanghai set up the Matrice 100 in such a way that it finds cars parked in the wrong places. If he sees an illegally parked vehicle, he takes a picture of the license plate and sends it to the police.



DJI also introduced the SDK for its Inspire 1 and Phantom 3 drones . The system is designed to allow developers to create applications for these devices.

Collision avoidance is key to advancing the drone industry . At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, they recently tested a new system that combines simple control programs so that fleets of UAVs can communicate with each other in a new way. If Amazon Prime Air or another droning delivery system is ever massively used, warning technologies will play a key role in the integration of these drones into the airspace .