Enabling the Next Generation of Enterprise Drone Solutions

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May 28, 2019 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, announced Manifold 2, an ultra-compact onboard supercomputer for DJI drones that enables the next-generation of autonomous aerial robotics solutions. With the additional compute capability of Manifold 2, users can process complex image data onboard the drone and get results immediately, and can program drones to fly autonomously while identifying objects and avoiding obstacles.

“Through partnerships with some of the industry’s leading computing companies and chip manufacturers, we are enabling DJI drones to become intelligent flying robots that can perform complex computing tasks and advanced image processing literally on the fly,” said Jan Gasparic, DJI Director of Strategic Partnerships at DJI. “Manifold 2 expands the use cases of drone technology exponentially by allowing businesses, developers and researchers to build the most advanced autonomous aerial robotics solutions for nearly any industry or task.”


Manifold 2 provides powerful intelligence for a variety of applications with the ability to choose between an Intel® Core™ i7-8550U CPU or NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2 supercomputer on a module for AI at the edge. Both versions are compatible with DJI’s leading enterprise drones including the Matrice 210 series and Matrice 600 series and can be integrated into the drone’s internal systems and sensors using DJI’s powerful software development kit, allowing for open customization and seamless integration into the DJI ecosystem of software and hardware solution providers. Each Manifold 2 includes USB, UART, CAN ports and more, allowing developers to link multiple Manifold 2 processors and build on top of them to transform DJI drones into specialized aerial robots for specific applications and industries.


“DJI Manifold 2 not only enables the advanced computer vision, perception and navigation featured in Automodality’s patented AMROS™ and Perceptive Navigation® platform suite, it also enables next-generation artificial intelligence out on the edge, a hallmark of Automodality’s software and service offering for industrial inspections,” said Ed Koch, Chief Technology Officer at Automodality, a leading company developing autonomous drone solutions. “By empowering the drone to perceive and analyze in real-time, Manifold 2 opens new areas and capabilities and allows Automodality-equipped DJI Matrice 210s to autonomously fly where no one else has flown before, in GPS and radio frequency-denied environments where the most valuable and actionable data resides.”


Availability
DJI Manifold 2 is available for purchase through authorized DJI Enterprise resellers worldwide. For customers in North America, Manifold 2 is also available online through DJI’s store at store.dji.com. The CPU version is $1,379 and the GPU version is $ 1,099. Manifold 2 is compatible with the following DJI products: Matrice 210 Series, Matrice 600 Series, N3 Flight Controller, and A3 Flight Controller. For more information on all the new features and capabilities of Manifold 2, please visit www.dji.com/manifold-2.


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About DJI
DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, was founded and is run by people with a passion for remote-controlled helicopters and experts in flight-control technology and camera stabilization. The company is dedicated to making aerial photography and filmmaking equipment and platforms more accessible, reliable and easier to use for creators and innovators around the world. DJI’s global operations currently span across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and its revolutionary products and solutions have been chosen by customers in over 100 countries for applications in filmmaking, construction, inspection, emergency response, agriculture, conservation and other industries.

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This is really cool. Wish it work with the Zoom or MP2

Woe Posted at 5-28 20:13
This is really cool. Wish it work with the Zoom or MP2

and on Spark;)

Looks interesting!

DJI moving forward very fast!

Very interesting piece of kit

interesting the possibilities for this are endless

Great to see DJI pushing fotward!

Lysak2003 Posted at 5-28 21:09
and on Spark;)

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Any word on the impact on battery life on a 210v2 with the TB55's?  I see the voltage specs, but I'm concerned with how adding an additional pound and change of payload will affect battery life and flight time.  

Thanks!

For additional information, please contact:  Name, DJI Title – firstname.lastname@dji.com  PLEASE FIX THE TEXT ABOVE

IMPRESSIVE!!1 DJI leading the way!!!!

Lysak2003 Posted at 5-28 21:09
and on Spark;)

And on the Tello

Pedro Castelani Posted at 5-29 06:06
And on the Tello

Oh, it would be great!

nilsonleow Posted at 5-29 01:07
DJI moving forward very fast!

Hello and good day nilsonleow. Thank you for the reply. If you have any inquiries or concern with the said device or with DJI. Please feel free to post it here at DJI Forum. We are all here to help and support you. Thank you for your valued support.

DJI Stephen Posted at 5-29 07:47
Hello and good day nilsonleow. Thank you for the reply. If you have any inquiries or concern with the said device or with DJI. Please feel free to post it here at DJI Forum. We are all here to help and support you. Thank you for your valued support.

Oh no... no any inquiries or concerns.  I just happy to see how progress and DJI moving forward.

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nilsonleow Posted at 5-29 10:28
Oh no... no any inquiries or concerns.  I just happy to see how progress and DJI moving forward.

Thank you for the additional information nilsonleow. Rest assured that DJI is doing it's best to give out the best for all our DJI members and DJI customers. Have a safe and happy flying always.

DJI Stephen Posted at 5-29 10:31
Thank you for the additional information nilsonleow. Rest assured that DJI is doing it's best to give out the best for all our DJI members and DJI customers. Have a safe and happy flying always.

Thank you for your work and interesting products!

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What if you "get" a fake ID and fake passport but you have an actual real ID and actual real passport government backed?  How to waste time and energy in life.  This is why I spend so much time investing in getting as many Real licenses and Real endorsements as possible.

@DJI

Can you explain how Manifold 2 can be used to control the drone over cellular? is this accomplished by a DJI2Mav? Also, on the product page, the CPU variant lists "Ground Station Connectivity" while the GPU version does not. Can you explain if they can both do this, and if so, by what method.

Thank you,

WesD7 Posted at 5-29 11:54
@DJI

Can you explain how Manifold 2 can be used to control the drone over cellular? is this accomplished by a DJI2Mav? Also, on the product page, the CPU variant lists "Ground Station Connectivity" while the GPU version does not. Can you explain if they can both do this, and if so, by what method.

Controlling drone over cellular would be crazy and also probably drive the government crazy as well.

azswift Posted at 5-29 05:46
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Hi thanks for your kind remind, I fixed it.

Does it fit on my Tello? ;-)

WesD7 Posted at 5-29 11:54
@DJI

Can you explain how Manifold 2 can be used to control the drone over cellular? is this accomplished by a DJI2Mav? Also, on the product page, the CPU variant lists "Ground Station Connectivity" while the GPU version does not. Can you explain if they can both do this, and if so, by what method.

Hi WesD7, we're sorry that Manifold 2 cannot be used to control the drone over cellular. You may use Manifold 2 to connect with the drone via uart, or communicate with PC via cellular, then control the Manifold 2 through PC.
As for Ground Station Connectivity,  it is available for both versions. With Manifold 2, the drone can connect the ground station, and itself can connect the drone as a ground station. Hope this helps.

ro_flyer Posted at 5-30 10:02
Does it fit on my Tello? ;-)

Hi ro_flyer, we're sorry that the Manifold 2 doesn't fit Tello.

Everyone is trolling too much.. I'm unsure exactly what this manifold 2 even does better than w/o it.  Maybe an example video demonstrating its capabilities would be nice?

DJI Susan Posted at 5-31 02:28
Hi ro_flyer, we're sorry that the Manifold 2 doesn't fit Tello.

I was joking, but I'm curious to see this in scale to a drone and what it is capable of in the field.

Cool! Thanks for sharing

AntDX316 Posted at 5-29 11:56
Controlling drone over cellular would be crazy and also probably drive the government crazy as well.

What are you going on about? It's the future of drones....

https://www.qualcomm.com/inventi ... drone-communication

SpruceMoose11 Posted at 6-1 21:19
What are you going on about? It's the future of drones....

https://www.qualcomm.com/invention/technologies/lte/advanced-pro/cellular-drone-communication

oh, with 5G then it's ok

ro_flyer Posted at 6-1 06:17
I was joking, but I'm curious to see this in scale to a drone and what it is capable of in the field.

Let's see. Creativity changes life.

DJI Susan Posted at 6-2 02:58
Let's see. Creativity changes life.

Cool stuff

Interesting DJI...

Thanks for the article you have provided here motorcycle attorney near me. Actually, I don't have much idea about the Manifold 2. I have heard somewhere that the manifold 2 is a powerful onboard computer. I think more about it is added in the article.

I think the module is for ground robotics to be used w/ the drones and other cameras.  As with all companies, they show pieces of what they are going to be used for.  What they are going to be used for is hidden.  Secrets of life just as the purpose of the moon remains unknown to us but I think it's some sort of communication, manipulating, modulating, mass intelligent object that creates weather and such.  The idea is to know more so we know where we should stand w/o prejudice and full truths.

This looks promising.

Dear DJI!
We just received one of these and were wondering if there's a newer version of it's firmware going around somewhere. Website only has a 2019 version with 3,3 Jetpack which only supports CUDA9.

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