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DJI has released a teaser video for the new product that will be announced on March 1, 2016. 

I’m excited because the video suggests a change in form from the venerable Phantom. Not much is revealed, but does tease at least one additional lens-based sensor, so we can expect more sophisticated object avoidance than just ultrasonic (and likely, something forward-facing). As I mentioned in my CES drone summary, it’s likely 2016 will be the year of rudimentary object avoidance in consumer drones.

The video is named, “Return To Your Senses”—a bit strange because the industry didn’t started with any “senses” in the way that DJI is likely talking about; a “return” seems to me to be a little strange for the theme, but is consistent with historical tag lines that don’t live up to the quality of the video productions themselves.