ETH Zurich team of 9 kicks off 9-month build of drone that autonomously catches rogue consumer drones
DominiqueCAPaul · x · 2026-09-28
A team of nine mechanical engineers from ETH Zurich under catchyrobotics has kicked off a 9-month project to build a drone that autonomously intercepts consumer drones nondestructively — securing the target and returning it safely rather than destroying it. The team says brainstorming has begun and plans to share the journey.
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