Researcher Bart Remes and his team of the Micro Aerial
Vehicle Laboratory at the TU Delft faculty of Aerospace Engineering have
designed, built and tested the world’s smallest open source autopilot for small
unmanned aircraft. A smaller – and lighter – autopilot allows these small
flying robots to fly longer, fit into narrower spaces or carry more payloads,
such as cameras. That makes them more suitable to be used in for example rescue
operations. Remes: “Our aim? Make MAVs so small and light that every fireman
can fit one in his pocket.”