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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.

Piccolissimo—meaning "smallest" in Italian and related to the creator's surname—is claimed to be the world's smallest self-powered, controllable flying robot. The size of a quarter, it has just two moving parts: the propeller and the 3D-printed body, each of which spins at a different speed. It weighs 2.5 grams and has a payload limit of one gram. A slightly larger and heavier model that is steerable has been developed.

Researchers hope that their drones can be used in swarms for search-and-rescue operations.

References

  1. ^ Coldewey, Devin (31 October 2016). "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). La Chaîne Info. 4 November 2016. 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. ^ "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 (4 November 2016). "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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