2023 / Consumer Electronics / Robotics & Drones / Student

Stymphalian Kamikaze drone

• Prizes
  Winner in CONSUMER ELECTRONICS/Robotics & Drones
• Lead Designer
  Alex Dzaghigian Vadet
• Design Team
  Individual project
• University
  Nottingham Trent University

The stymphilian kamikaze drones can be categorised as small loitering munition quadcopters. The drones are designed to neutralise terrorist vehicles and infrastructure in a much more efficient and safe way. The drones are designed to be reliably mass-produced at low cost and often operate in semi autonomous swarms. Once their target is spotted a dive attack is performed at 150km/h and the drone explodes on the target with a payload of up to 4.5kg of explosives. The drones can be flown for over half an hour and cannot be stopped by signal jamming methods, guns or other surface to air methods.