Nano Hummingbird
![A robot that looks like a hummingbird including wings and long, thin, orange bill stands on a four pronged base.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/138aebd3fdb23e4af1a7ae30957bda23b2ec7a80-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
The Nano Hummingbird is a remote-control aircraft built to resemble a hummingbird. It has a camera inside and can be used for covert surveillance, if you think of robot hummingbirds as "covert."
- Creator
- Year
- 2008
- Country
- United States 🇺🇸
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
The robot is bigger than an average hummingbird but smaller than the largest hummingbird varieties.
![The robot flies in the air in front of a man who is blurry in the background.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/c8bb4b905c042c189b160e494075a01e2822e144-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![Multiple exposure photograph shows the hummingbird as it flips in the air. A person with a remote control is seen in the background.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/b4fabf46140ee922ac93ae54af475477902b1ee9-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
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![A robot that looks like a hummingbird including wings and long, thin, orange bill stands on a four pronged base on a human hand.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/62cd21622aa5c30139ed73a1e942f86427a6c38d-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Specs
- Overview
Capable of hovering, climbing and descending vertically, and flying in any direction.
- Status
Inactive
- Year
2008
- Website
- Width
- 16 cm
- Height
- 15.2 cm
- Weight
- 0.019 kg
- Speed
- 17 km/h
- Sensors
Video camera
- Actuators
2.7-W motor
- Power
Battery, 10 minutes of operation
- Cost
- $4 million (total development cost)