Antigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle

Antigravity, the 360-degree drone brand incubated by Insta360, has just given A1 owners something they’ve been asking for since launch: a way to fly and film yourself without needing goggles, a motion controller, or a second person standing by to help. The new Follow Me Bundle adds a wearable Watch Remote, a Ring Remote, and a set of full-coverage propeller guards, while a separate traditional dual-stick RC remote rounds out a total of three distinct ways to control the A1.

This breakdown covers exactly what’s new, what each control method actually feels like in practice, and the one real trade-off worth knowing about before you buy.

What’s in the Follow Me Bundle

The Follow Me Bundle pairs the existing Antigravity A1 drone with two new wearable controllers and a set of propeller guards, and it’s priced at $799 in the US, available through Antigravity’s own store and Best Buy. The complete bundle includes:

The Antigravity A1 drone itself
A Watch Remote (44.7g, IP67 water and sweat resistant, 1.72-inch touchscreen, with built-in GPS, BeiDou, and Galileo positioning)
A Ring Remote for gesture-based control
Full-Coverage Propeller Guards that fully enclose all four propellers
A high-capacity flight battery
Spare propellers, lens guards, a crossbody bag, and a USB-C cable

Existing A1 owners don’t need to buy a whole new drone to get these features. A separate Follow Me Accessory Kit, priced at $339.99, includes just the Watch Remote, Ring Remote, and propeller guards, letting current owners upgrade their existing drone. The propeller guards alone are also available separately for $39.99.

Flying With the Watch and Ring Remote

This is the headline feature, and it’s a genuine departure from how the A1 worked at launch. The Watch Remote’s touchscreen interface lets you switch between intelligent flight modes and QuickShot-style automated shots directly from your wrist, including Deep Track (a standard follow-me mode), Orbit Follow, Cycling Track, Ski Track, Flyaway, Ascend, Oval Orbit, Spiral Ascent, Arc Shot, and Arc Out.

The Ring Remote handles quick commands like start and stop recording, and introduces a feature called Drag-to-Fly, where you can essentially “grab” the drone through the Ring Remote and guide it into position using hand gestures.

In practice, setting up a follow-me shot means pointing the drone’s camera toward yourself until you appear in frame on the watch display, selecting a target, and choosing your preferred orientation (front, behind, side), distance (close, medium, long), and altitude.

Once those parameters are set, the drone handles tracking on its own, adjusting its position and flight path to keep you framed as you move, run, or change direction. Because the A1 shoots in full 360 degrees, it doesn’t need to physically rotate its body to keep you in frame, it simply selects the right crop from its 360-degree capture after the fact.

Antigravity has also paired this with a new tracking algorithm that fuses visual tracking with the Watch Remote’s built-in GPS, aimed at keeping tracking consistent even during fast movement or brief visual obstructions, a meaningful upgrade over relying on visual tracking alone.

The New Traditional RC Remote (and Its One Real Catch)

Alongside the Follow Me Bundle, Antigravity has also released a long-requested traditional dual-stick RC remote, a genuinely conventional flight experience with standard joystick controls, a dedicated record button, and a scroll wheel for camera tilt. It’s a welcome option for pilots who simply wanted a normal controller instead of learning motion or gesture-based flight.

There is one catch worth knowing before buying it specifically to avoid wearing goggles: you still need Antigravity’s Vision Goggles to use the traditional RC remote. The remote replaces the motion controller as your flight input method, but it doesn’t eliminate the need for a video headset the way the Watch and Ring Remote combination does.

If your main goal is flying without putting anything on your face, the Follow Me Bundle’s wearable controllers are the only current path to that; the RC remote is really aimed at pilots who prefer physical sticks over gesture-based motion flying while still watching through the goggles.

The Trade-Off With Propeller Guards

The full-coverage propeller guards are a genuine safety upgrade, they enclose all four propellers and work alongside the A1’s existing omnidirectional obstacle avoidance system, making it meaningfully safer to fly the drone close to people during follow-me shots. But they come with real trade-offs worth understanding before you fly.

With the guards and the included high-capacity battery both fitted, the A1’s takeoff weight rises to 351 grams, up from the standard 249-gram configuration. That added weight and drag noticeably affects performance: flights with the guards attached are limited in both flight time and maximum distance, with the high-capacity battery’s rated 39-minute flight time on a bare A1 dropping to roughly 23 minutes once the guards are installed, and the drone itself will actively limit how far it can fly from the operator.

Removing the propeller guards restores full range and distance immediately, confirmed in hands-on testing where a flight limited to roughly 90 meters with guards on extended out to 300 to 400 meters or more once the guards came off.

It’s also worth knowing that with the guards attached, the propeller arms can’t fold down, which takes a real bite out of the A1’s portability compared to flying it bare. The practical takeaway: keep the guards on for close-proximity follow-me shots around people, and take them off when you want the A1’s full range and travel-friendly folded size back.

Three Ways to Fly the Antigravity A1

Between the original setup and these new releases, A1 owners now have three genuinely distinct ways to control the drone:

Motion Controller + Vision Goggles (the original method): point your head to aim the camera and use the motion controller to adjust height, an intuitive, immersive FPV-style experience.
Watch Remote + Ring Remote (new, goggle-free): control intelligent flight modes, follow-me tracking, and recording entirely from your wrist and a ring, with no goggles or traditional controller required.
Traditional Dual-Stick RC Remote (new, goggles still required): a conventional joystick flying experience for pilots who prefer physical sticks, though still paired with the Vision Goggles for the video feed.

Each option suits a different kind of flying. The motion controller remains the most immersive, hands-on experience for deliberate, creative shots. The Watch and Ring Remote combination is the clear winner for solo creators who want to film themselves without a second person holding a controller or without wearing goggles at all. The traditional RC remote fills the gap for pilots who simply prefer conventional stick controls over gesture or motion-based flying.

Support and Service

Antigravity maintains a return and service center within the US, meaning owners who run into hardware issues don’t necessarily need to ship their drone overseas for repairs, a genuinely reassuring detail for buyers weighing a relatively new drone brand against more established competitors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need goggles to use the Antigravity A1’s new Watch Remote?

No. The Watch Remote and Ring Remote combination is specifically designed to let you fly and track yourself without wearing Antigravity’s Vision Goggles.

Do I need goggles to use the new traditional RC remote?

Yes. The new dual-stick RC remote replaces the motion controller as your flight input method, but you still need to wear the Vision Goggles to see the live video feed while flying.

How much does the Antigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle cost?

The complete Follow Me Bundle, including the A1 drone, Watch Remote, Ring Remote, propeller guards, and a high-capacity battery, costs $799 in the US. Existing owners can buy just the accessories (no drone included) for $339.99.

Do the propeller guards reduce the A1’s flight time?

Yes. With the high-capacity battery and propeller guards both installed, flight time drops from a rated 39 minutes on a bare A1 down to roughly 23 minutes, and takeoff weight increases from 249g to 351g.

Can I fold the Antigravity A1 with the propeller guards attached?

No. The propeller arms cannot fold down while the full-coverage guards are installed, which reduces portability compared to flying the drone without them.

Final Thoughts

The Follow Me Bundle solves a real, specific problem for solo content creators: filming yourself with the Antigravity A1 previously meant either wearing goggles and a motion controller or recruiting someone else to operate the drone. The Watch and Ring Remote combination genuinely removes that barrier, and the new traditional RC remote gives stick-preferring pilots an option that didn’t exist before.

The propeller guards add real safety for close-proximity flying, but go in knowing they meaningfully cut into both range and portability, plan to fly with them on for tight, people-focused shots and take them off when you want the A1’s full performance back.