<p>Previous answers have covered commercial ones. I believe the smallest self-powered drone is the piccolissimo. It is 2.5g and passively stable.</p>

<p>Here is the Wikipedia article on it:
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccolissimo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccolissimo</a></p>

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<p>The trouble with making a nano drone is that for it to be what is commonly considered a ‘drone’, it needs to be able to be controlled via radio waves and/or be programmed to complete specific tasks.</p>

<p>The trouble this introduces is that to receive radio waves effectively, the receiver antenna needs to be around one-half wavelength (AFAIK), so nano-scale drones are not practical for current technology.</p>

<p>Two very well-known ‘micro’ drones are the Cheerson CX-10 and the Hubsan Q4 H111, both of which are approximately 25mm by 25mm.</p>

<p>Of course, this is only considering consumer drones. Scientific laboratories, universities and the military likely have much smaller hardware.</p>

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Again, as in the other question, my question mentions nano-UAV's too :)
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@user1271772 sorry - what other question do you mean?
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You answered my question about the earliest ever UAV in recorded history :)
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@user1271772 ah sorry - I think I misunderstood then. I have amended my answer to the other post as well. When it comes to nano aircraft, I am unaware of any that exist at present but I’d be interested to see what other answers there are :)
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Yea I doubt there's any nano-UAVs out there. Therefore the question is, what is the smallest one in existence, and you've already given a good answer. Unfortunately if I upvote you, you will not get the points because you can get a maximum of 200 points per day!
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@user1271772 no worries - sorry that I wasn’t able to completely answer your question, I hope you get the answer you’re looking for!
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<p>There are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanocar" rel="nofollow noreferrer">nanocars</a> and nanomachines in general. </p>

<p>I would be very impressed if a nano drone or nano-UAV existed, however, I would not be surprised if there has been something built on the microscopic scale.</p>

<p>What is the world record for the smallest drone ever made?</p>

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What is the smallest drone ever made?
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# What is the smallest drone ever made?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-14)

There are [nanocars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanocar) and nanomachines in general.

I would be very impressed if a nano drone or nano-UAV existed, however, I would not be surprised if there has been something built on the microscopic scale.

What is the world record for the smallest drone ever made?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-15. Score: 4

Previous answers have covered commercial ones. I believe the smallest self-powered drone is the piccolissimo. It is 2.5g and passively stable.

Here is the Wikipedia article on it:
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccolissimo>


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-14. Score: 2

The trouble with making a nano drone is that for it to be what is commonly considered a ‘drone’, it needs to be able to be controlled via radio waves and/or be programmed to complete specific tasks.

The trouble this introduces is that to receive radio waves effectively, the receiver antenna needs to be around one-half wavelength (AFAIK), so nano-scale username_2 are not practical for current technology.

Two very well-known ‘micro’ username_2 are the Cheerson CX-10 and the Hubsan Q4 H111, both of which are approximately 25mm by 25mm.

Of course, this is only considering consumer username_2. Scientific laboratories, universities and the military likely have much smaller hardware.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Again, as in the other question, my question mentions nano-UAV's too :)  
> **username_2**: @user1271772 sorry - what other question do you mean?  
> **username_0**: You answered my question about the earliest ever UAV in recorded history :)  
> **username_2**: @user1271772 ah sorry - I think I misunderstood then. I have amended my answer to the other post as well. When it comes to nano aircraft, I am unaware of any that exist at present but I’d be interested to see what other answers there are :)  
> **username_0**: Yea I doubt there's any nano-UAVs out there. Therefore the question is, what is the smallest one in existence, and you've already given a good answer. Unfortunately if I upvote you, you will not get the points because you can get a maximum of 200 points per day!  
> **username_2**: @user1271772 no worries - sorry that I wasn’t able to completely answer your question, I hope you get the answer you’re looking for!  

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