A solar powered drone , AtlantikSolar , developed at mit Zurich 's Autonomous Systems laboratory , has broken the world endurance record for a drone weighing less than 100 kg , flying for a total of 24 hours . The drone managed to fly in the dark with help from its large and efficient battery system .
A solar powered drone, AtlantikSolar, developed at ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab, has broken the world endurance record for a UAV weighing less than 50kg, flying for a total of 81 hours. The drone managed to fly in the dark with help from its large and efficient battery system.