Antigravity A1 Is Here: The First 8K 360 Drone You Can Actually Fly Like You're Inside It

The future of drone flight no longer lives in concept videos or flashy prototypes. It’s real, and it’s called the Antigravity A1. After months of teasing and hype, Antigravity introduced the first all-in-one 8K 360 drone that's globally available. The idea may sound unreal: a drone that lets you fly while seeing the world in every direction at once, combined with a control system built around natural movement instead of the typical sticks and switches. The surprise? It seems to be working pretty well.

This isn’t another quadcopter with an extra sensor slapped on. The Antigravity A1 launches a new category. And once you understand how it works, it makes sense why creators, travelers, and even VR enthusiasts have been waiting for it to go on sale.

The core idea behind A1 is simple. Instead of treating a headset like an optional add-on, Antigravity made it the heart of the experience. The Vision Goggles feel less like a monitor strapped to your face and more like a direct window to wherever the drone goes. You will basically fly with this device! When you tilt your head, the perspective shifts with you. Look up, look down, glance behind you, all without touching a button. It feels closer to being inside the drone than controlling one.

The magic comes from the Grip controller. It’s a single handheld device that turns your natural arm movements into flight directions. The point where you want to go, and the drone follows. That removes most of the learning curve that scares new pilots away from dual-stick controls. If you still want classic FPV behavior, you can switch modes and get that too, but the whole point is freedom without wrestling with inputs.

A1 carries a dual-lens system that records the entire world around it in full 360 degrees. You can shoot in 8K at 30 frames per second, or drop to 5.2K at 60 or 4K at 100 if you want smoother motion. Since it captures everything at once, you never miss the good angle. Just fly and reframe later in editing. Want a sweeping cinematic pan? Pick it in post. Want a Tiny Planet shot? It’s one tap. Want to track a subject? You can do that without worrying about pointing the drone perfectly during flight.

FlowState Stabilization holds footage steady even when the wind gets unfriendly. It basically means you can think more about the scene and less about micromanaging every wobble.

A1 weighs only 249 grams with the normal battery, which is a sweet spot for travel and regulations. It fits in one hand, fits in most pockets, and fits under sub-250-gram rules in a lot of countries. The standard battery gives you around 24 minutes of flight, and if you need longer, the high-capacity battery takes that up to about 39 minutes.

A useful perk is the retractable landing gear. It keeps the bottom lens safe while taking off, and once airborne, it moves out of the way, letting you shoot as if the drone isn’t even there.

Antigravity built a new system called Sky Path. You can design a route, save it, and let the drone run it on its own. This is a huge deal for creators who want repeat shots at different times of day. It also turns the A1 into something you can share. Set the route, hand the headset to a friend, and let them enjoy the flight without worrying about crashing into a tree.

The drone also includes a collection of intelligent flight modes. Sky Genie performs pro-level 360 maneuvers like orbits and spirals without any practice. Deep Track locks onto a person or object and refuses to lose them, even if you try. Virtual Cockpit mixes fantasy with flight so you can chase a digital dragon in real time. Antigravity says more digital experiences are coming soon.

The Antigravity A1 arrives with practical touches that matter more than people admit. Lenses and propellers are easy to replace, so accidents don’t turn into expensive repair tickets. Antigravity Care offers options for replacement and flyaway protection, too, which is something every beginner quietly wishes for.

There’s also a new payload detection system that checks if the drone is being pushed beyond what it was designed to handle. If you attach something unsafe or too heavy, it simply refuses to lift off. It’s a safeguard that protects both the drone and the pilot, and it’s a first in this class of consumer drones.

A1 works smoothly with the Antigravity app and the Studio desktop editor. The software gives you automatic reframing, color tools, and quick social-ready edits. If you want polished results fast, the auto highlight feature finds your best moments and creates a finished clip almost instantly. Advanced users can push things further in Studio with full manual control.

Even before release, Antigravity A1 had already collected a trophy shelf's worth of awards. The highlights include the Red Dot Award for Design Concept, TIME’s Best Inventions, the Good Design Award, and the top Innovation honor at CES. It also grabbed more than twenty accolades from major tech outlets during IFA.

A1 is now officially available in three bundles:

All versions include the drone, the goggles, and the controller, with the higher-tier bundles adding more accessories and batteries.

If Antigravity wanted to prove that drones could feel exciting again, they just did. A1 isn’t only about image quality or flight specs. It turns the act of flying into something anyone can enjoy and turns the footage into something everyone can use. It is also an interesting way of living the VR experience in the real world. 

The device is available for purchase at Antigravity Store and other popular retailers like BestBuy.