Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant, famous for its smartphones, tablets a lot more tech gadgets under its belt, is now rumoured to be working on a drone. Chinese website MyDrivers reported that Xiaomi is presently working on creating drones to add up to its product line and is rumoured to name it as FlyMi.
GizmoChina reported that the Chinese tech giant is investing in a new venture called Xiaomi Drones. The company will not be a subsidiary of Xiaomi, but will receive profits from the first product that FlyMi will launch in the market. However, it is also said that Xiaomi will only get a stock in the company.
The first prototype that was unveiled by the company was said to be too similar to DJI’s Phantom drones and as a result they could not release it on the market. The company is now said to be developing another new drone for release in the market.
At present, it is not yet known whether as to when the drones be available for sale, but is expected to see the light at the end of the year. Xiaomi has not officially announced any such deal or investment, hence it is hard to state any of the above information as completely true. If true, we shall hear from them soon.
