Was $895 pre-order ($1,295 planned retail)Consumer pre-orders opened in September 2015 at $895 against a planned $1,295 retail price; later sold to public-safety customers.
Discontinued · unavailableNot programmableDucted rotorsModularPublic safetyPivoted
UnavailableShipping: Unavailable. Not sold to consumers; Vantage now sells Trace and Vesper to government customers.
Remote control: Not possible.
Overview
A caged camera drone with magnetically detachable arms that break away on impact, designed to be safe near people. Consumer pre-orders opened in 2015 but shipments slipped; Vantage pivoted to public safety, where Snap earned FAA waivers for flights over people (e.g. Rutherford County, TN, 2018). Vantage's current line is Trace and Vesper.
Specifications
| Category | Drones · Autonomous & developer drones |
|---|---|
| Released | 2015 |
| Availability | Discontinued · unavailable |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Best for | Ages 16+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Remote control | Not programmable |
| Size | 500 g; packs to 35 × 23 × 5 cm |
| Drive | Quadcopter with protective rotor cages |
| Compute | Not published |
| Vision | 4K camera (Sony IMX377 1/2.3"), 2-axis gimbal + EIS; 720p Wi-Fi live stream |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | GPS, sonar, magnetometer, dual IMUs, barometer |
| Runtime | 20 min (announced) |
| Speed | Up to 15 m/s (announced) |
| SDK | None public |
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- Image 1: source (official Vantage Robotics image)