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Dragonfish Pro - Mapping Package
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Dragonfish Pro - Mapping Package
Autel RoboticsThe Dragonfish Pro is a tilt-rotor VTOL fixed-wing drone manufactured by Autel Robotics, designed for long-endurance enterprise missions including surveillance, public safety, and environmental monitoring. Key verified specifications include up to ~179 minutes of flight time, 108 km/h max speed, 30 km transmission range, 1.5–2.5 kg payload (Pro variant), IP43 weather resistance, Level 6 wind resistance, and RTK-based centimeter-level positioning. The system executes waypoint missions, AI tracking, and terrain-following autonomously once configured, though the RTK setup workflow has been flagged by community users as cumbersome. The Dragonfish Lite variant was discontinued in 2025; the Pro and Standard lines remain active with 2025 feature updates including automated nest operations and mobile-platform landing. Note: several extracted facts pertain to unrelated systems (Autel EVO Lite/Max, Freefly Astro, NASA Dragonfly, underwater AUVs) and have been excluded from the Dragonfish Pro reconciliation.
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Specification
- max speed
- 108 km/h (67 mph)
- transmission range
- Up to 30 km (18.6 miles)
- takeoff weight
- 17.2 lbs (7.8 kg)
- max payload (Pro)
- 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) per Advexure spec; up to 2.5 kg per originofbots
- price (Pro with payload)
- Starting ~$99,000 (aircraft + payload per Advexure); Dragonfish Standard with L20T payload listed at $116,300; Dragonfish Standard with T3 payload at $112,750; Pro aircraft battery bundle at $20,500
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Evidence-graded claims from the Autel Robotics deep report
Autel Robotics holds approximately 7% of the US UAV market and grew following US government restrictions on DJI.
Wikipedia (an independent secondary source) cites the ~7% US market share figure as of 2021 and links growth to DJI restrictions [14]; however, the figure is now several years old and no more recent independent market data is available in the dossier.
from Autel Robotics deep report →Autel Robotics was listed on the US Department of Defense Chinese military enterprise list on January 6, 2025.
Both Wikipedia [14] and Autel's own public statement [12] confirm the DoD listing as a factual event; Autel's denial of military ties is self-serving and does not alter the independently documented designation.
from Autel Robotics deep report →The EVO Max 4T and Autel Alpha are actively sold commercial products with confirmed retail pricing, representing Autel's fully commercial enterprise tier.
Autel Alpha is listed at $19,289 on both the official Autel shop and third-party retailer DroneNerds [5][9]; EVO Max 4N is listed at $8,899–$12,599 across Dronefly and DroneNerds [7][9] — independent retail listings confirm active commercial availability, though real-world deployment scale and customer outcomes remain unverified.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
The Autel Alpha achieves personnel recognition at ranges up to 8 km.
The 8 km personnel recognition figure appears only on Autel's official product page and a commerce listing (DroneNerds) [3][9] — both are vendor-aligned sources; no independent field test or third-party evaluation confirms this operational range.
from Autel Robotics deep report →The Autel Alpha is IP55-rated, operates from -4°F to 122°F, and carries a laser rangefinder accurate to ±1m within 400m — positioning it as a ruggedized enterprise platform.
Hardware specs are corroborated by both the official product page and a third-party retailer listing (DroneNerds) [3][9], lending moderate confidence, but no independent environmental or accuracy testing has verified these specifications in the field.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
Autel drones are a viable, production-ready alternative to DJI for professional UAV mapping and photogrammetry workflows.
Multiple independent Reddit communities focused on UAV mapping explicitly report photogrammetry surface quality issues, inconsistent support, and a clear preference for DJI over Autel for reliability in professional workflows [16][20][17] — Autel is described as a fallback, not an equal.
from Autel Robotics deep report →Several Autel product lines (EVO I, EVO III, EVO Nest 2, Apex, EVO Nano, EVO Lite) have been discontinued, raising concerns about long-term parts availability and support continuity.
Autel's own newsroom confirms the end-of-life status of these lines [11], and independent community users separately report difficulty obtaining spare parts and inconsistent support [15][18][19] — together these corroborate the concern, contradicting any implicit vendor claim of robust long-term support.
from Autel Robotics deep report →
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