Based on the ‘dragonfly’, the DelFly Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) from TU Delft, is an ultra-small remote-controlled, camera equipped aircraft, with the potential for use in observation flights in difficult to reach or dangerous areas.

The MAV barely weighs 3g – 1g of which is the weight of the battery. It can fly for approximately three minutes, and has a maximum speed of 5m/s.

The DelFly has a tiny on-board camera that transmits signals to a ground station. Using software developed by TU Delft, objects can be independently recognised.

In the next step of the project, TU Delft plans to develop the DelFly NaNo, which will measure 5cm and weigh 1g.