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]

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.[1] A slightly larger and heavier model that is steerable has been developed.[5]

Researchers hope that their drones can be used in swarms for search-and-rescue operations.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c "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.