# Skydio Autonomy Engine, brain

Skydio's onboard AI autonomy stack: vision-based obstacle avoidance, scene understanding, and self-flying skills that operate the drone independently of pilot stick input. The capability that distinguishes Skydio from pilot-assist drones.

- **Slug:** skydio-autonomy-engine
- **Type:** Foundation model
- **Maturity (DEPLOY ladder):** Production
- **Open source:** no

## Developed by (1)

- [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md)


## Powers (3)

- [Skydio X10](/models/skydio-x10.md) (Skydio)
- [Skydio X10D](/models/skydio-x10d.md) (Skydio)
- [Skydio Dock](/models/skydio-dock.md) (Skydio)


## Sources (4)

1. **Skydio Autonomy: AI-driven expert pilot skills in aerial robotics** · https://www.skydio.com/skydio-autonomy
2. **Skydio Autonomy: a new age of drone intelligence** · https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-autonomy-tm-a-new-age-of-drone-intelligence
3. **Inside the mind of the Skydio 2 (autonomy technical deep-dive)** · https://medium.com/skydio/inside-the-mind-of-the-skydio-2-b1b78aa6dfa7
4. **Skydio: the age of AI-driven, true autonomous drones** · https://www.ces.tech/articles/skydio-the-age-of-ai-driven-true-autonomous-drones/


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