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DJI Flip official: the unique bicycle spoke folding drone starts at $439

It starts up as soon as you open it.

Not only is the Flip the first DJI drone to look like a Star Wars AT-AT walker or a penny-farthing bicycle when folded, it’s also the first to automatically power on when you unfold it, saving two button presses. And when you flip out each of its four spoke-filled full-coverage propeller guards — which DJI says are a first for its folding drones — they join an auto-braking, forward-facing 3D infrared sensor to protect the camera from any front impacts as well. I am continually surprised by how large the Flip is; while it stays under the 249-gram weight limit that typically triggers government compliance standards like publicly broadcasting your location.

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