The main application researchers have in mind is for search and rescue. A swarm of drones can explore an unstable or dangerous area, and identify key areas to focus rescue efforts on.

At about the size of a small bird, the CICADA Mark II drone is mounted beneath the wings of a Tempest drone, and hauled to altitude by a diaphanous balloon. The fiberglass and carbon fiber Tempest ...

Unlike birds and insects, bats have flexible wings made of a thin membrane, allowing them to fly more efficiently. Inspired by this, researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have designed bat-like ...

They used this behaviour as a model when creating tiny microdrones, which they named "FlyCroTugs." The drones are equipped with cables and winches, and can attach the cable to an object and then ...

A recent test flight of over a hundred tiny “swarm” drones was just released, and they might actually be more terrifying than the much larger alternative. The test was conducted in California ...