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Definition: insect drone
A tiny unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a wingspan of a couple centimeters. Used for both clandestine military operations as well as entertainment, the insect drone does not have the travel or video recording time of larger drones. See UAV and personal drone.
An Insect Swarm
A swarm of 20 insect drones are flying in formation at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Lab (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception). (Image courtesy of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania)