Aerogel and the Robotic Drone

In 2019, I set up a collaboration between Imperial College in London and the Ampa Materials Science Institute in Switzerland. Together, we have developed this drone that uses a specially developed aerogel material that allows the drone to fly in very hot environments for prolonged periods of time. How hot can it withstand? It is designed to operate at 200 degrees centigrade for 10 minutes. But this is really difficult to actually define as a number or duration because it's about flying close to fire in hot burning environments for several minutes compared to current drones which can really survive only a few seconds in those types of environments. We also have integrated other methods of heat insulation and management including a face transition mechanism with