page_title: GoPro
section_title: Karma Drone
hierarchical_section_title: GoPro / Products / Karma Drone
caption_attribution_description: Gopro 5 Karma drone
context_page_description: GoPro, Inc. is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman. It manufactures action cameras and develops its own mobile apps and video-editing software. Founded as Woodman Labs, Inc, the company eventually focused on the connected sports genre, developing its line of action cameras and, later, video editing software. It is based in San Mateo, California.
  It developed a quadcopter drone, Karma, released in October 2016. In January 2018, Karma was discontinued and the company hired JPMorgan Chase to pursue options of selling the company. However, a month later, the CEO denied this. GoPro has continued its business in manufacturing action cameras.
context_section_description: Karma Drone became available October 23, 2016. The drone is compatible with the HERO7 Black, HERO6 Black, HERO5 Black and HERO4 Black and Silver. The  Drone has 20 minutes of battery life.
  The stabilizer can be taken out and attached to a Karma grip. The Karma grip has greater than 1-hour battery life.
  On November 8, 2016, GoPro announced the recall of the Karma Drone following reports of loss of electrical power on the drone during operation. On February 1, 2017, the company announced that the Karma Drone will return to stores with a redesigned battery latch.
  On January 9, 2018, GoPro announced that it was discontinuing the Karma drone and that it was exiting the drone marketplace.
caption: GoPro drone Karma
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