Delft University Researchers Develop Tactile Whiskers for Micro-Drone Navigation

By Mrigakshi Dixit · Interesting Engineering · 2026-09-18

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a team at Delft University of Technology has engineered a bio-inspired tactile system that allows sub-100-gram drones to fly through dark or smoke-filled environments. By utilizing artificial whiskers rather than power-hungry o

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a team at Delft University of Technology has engineered a bio-inspired tactile system that allows sub-100-gram drones to fly through dark or smoke-filled environments. By utilizing artificial whiskers rather than power-hungry o