Piccolissimo

Piccolissimo is a 3D printed single-motor micro drone that is the size of a coin created by engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and named after its creator Matt Piccoli.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The drone

Piccolissimo − Italian for smallest and a play on the creator's name, Matt Piccoli − is claimed to be the world's smallest self-powered, controllable flying robot. It has just two moving parts: the propeller and the 3D printed body which both spin at different speeds. It weighs 2.5 grams and has a payload limit of a gram.[1]

The researchers hope that their drones could be used in swarms for applications like search and rescue.[1][5]

The drone comes in two versions: the quarter-sized one, and a slightly larger and heavier one that is steerable.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coldewey, Devin. "Piccolissimo joins the ranks of ultra-tiny flying robots". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "UPENN students 3D print Piccolissimo, world's smallest self-powered flying robot". 3ders.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Découvrez Piccolissimo, le plus petit drone volant au monde !" (in French). LCI. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pocket-sized possibilities: Meet the smallest self-powered controllable drone". Digital Trends. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Here's the World's Smallest Drone Spinning Itself Into the Air". Popular Mechanics. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Mott, Nathaniel. "UPenn 3D-Printed the World's Smallest Self-Powered Drone". Inverse. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Olsen, Erik. "Meet Piccolissimo, the world's smallest self-powered flying robot". Quartz. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Meet Piccolissimo: The World's Smallest Self-powered Controllable Flying Vehicle". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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