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Skydio Heavy Division

Skydio Inc.

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Skydio's heavy-lift R&D team applying autonomous navigation expertise to cargo drone design.

Aircraft

NameS4 Cargo
Weight44.1 lbs
Best Payload154.4 lbs
Ratio3.5:1

Team Members

Tom HarringtonProgram Director
Lisa ChangLead Engineer
Derek JohnsonSoftware Lead
Maria SantosPilot (RPIC)

Design Concept

Scaled-up autonomous platform with obstacle avoidance disabled for competition. Redundant motor configuration with 12 props for maximum thrust-to-weight.

Flight Windows

Day 3

2026-08-04

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Lane 2

Day 5

2026-08-06

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Lane 2