micro drone

Miniature flying robot

A micro drone is a very small unmanned aerial vehicle, typically small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.

These miniature aircraft are used for surveillance, reconnaissance, indoor navigation, and hobbyist flying where larger drones would be impractical: The military deployed micro drones to scout the building's interior.

Some models mimic insects in size and flight characteristics.

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tiny · camera · hovering · swarm · swarm intelligence · reconnaissance · propeller · aerial · spy · miniature · flight · line of sight · remote · controller · battery · lens · whirring · stealth

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Opposites
size/scale

micro dronecargo drone

Unmanned aircraft carrying goods

jumbo jet · Boeing 747 · military drone · military aircraft · transport aircraft

human presence

micro dronefighter jet

Armed military aircraft

private jet · helicopter · private plane · glider

technological sophistication/detectability

micro dronestealth bomber

Radar-invisible attack aircraft

B-2 Spirit · strategic bomber · aircraft carrier

Family

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