Nano Hummingbird

A robot that looks like a hummingbird including wings and long, thin, orange bill stands on a four pronged base. — The spy robot gets a disguise. Photo: AeroVironment

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 🇺🇸

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Features

Nano Hummingbird takes off. — Nano Hummingbird takes off. Video: AeroVironment

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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. — The robot can fly for several minutes by remote control. Photo: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Multiple exposure photograph shows the hummingbird as it flips in the air. A person with a remote control is seen in the background. — Nano Hummingbird performs a flip in the air. Photo: AeroVironment

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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. — A battery-powered bird. Photo: AeroVironment

Specs

Overview: Capable of hovering, climbing and descending vertically, and flying in any direction.
Status: Inactive
Year: 2008
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Nano_Hummingbird
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)