Antigravity just halved the price of its drone — by swapping its headset for wristwatch control

<figure> <img alt="A wristwatch screen controls a drone flying right above the person’s hand." data-caption="The Antigravity A1, with the new Follow Me Kit. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/verge-antigravity-a1-sean-hollister-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Antigravity A1, with the new Follow Me Kit. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last year's Antigravity A1 is the best beginner drone I've ever tried. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/837922/antigravity-360-us-release-price-best-buy">I put a friend who'd never flown</a> into its virtual cockpit and didn't worry one bit. The A1's also nice for people who'd prefer to think about <a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/758980/antigravity-a1-insta360-hands-on-preview">flying rather than filming</a>, because you can reframe its 360-degree footage after. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But until today, that meant wearing the company's FPV goggles and spending upwards of $1,599 on the complete set. Now, Antigravity is <a href="https://www.antigravity.tech/us">halving the price of entry</a> to $799 in the US with a new "Follow Me" kit that replaces the original headset and motion controller with a <em>wristwatch</em> and <em>ring </em>instead. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The idea is that Antigravity can be your robot cam …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014063/antigravity-a1-drone-follow-me-watch-ring-control">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>