Who we are

Team Bath Drones is a student-led engineering team at the University of Bath that design, build and fly autonomous drones. The team is composed of students of all ages, backgrounds and drone experience.

Team Bath Drones compete in the IMechE UAS Challenge where teams from across the globe fly their autonomous drones in a series of technical and operational challenges. Team Bath Drones are champions of the IMechE UAS Challenge 2025.

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Our Achievements

Since its formation in 2014, Team Bath Drones has continually evolved in response to the changing technical demands of the IMechE UAS Challenge, with each competition cycle driving major improvements in aircraft design, autonomy, and systems integration. This steady development culminated in a 2nd place overall finish in 2024, alongside multiple technical awards, before reaching a major milestone in 2025, where Team Bath Drones were crowned overall champions, also receiving the Scrutineering and Sustainability Awards in recognition of both technical excellence and professional engineering practice.