(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Samuele Gobbi, a student at the Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), has smashed the world speed record with a quadricopter drone, reaching 557.64km/h. This achievement has been entered in the Guinness World Records. This content was published on April 11, 2025 - 14:08 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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It was a personal challenge that turned into a technical feat: in just one semester, Gobbi developed, built and tested a drone that set a speed record, HEIA-FR said in a press release on Friday.

A keen FPV (First Person View) pilot, the electrical engineering student is closely following the rapid technological developments in the field of drones. With his friends, he designed his first prototype as part of his course, with the aim of making it as fast as possible.

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Given the promising results, Gobbi suggested that for his Master's thesis he should study the optimisation of high-speed flight with a quadricopter. Under the supervision of Nicolas Rouvé, and with the support of members of the HEIA-FR's Interdisciplinary UAV Research Group (GRID), Gobbi developed, built and tested the“Fastboy 2” UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).

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Some innovative concepts set Fastboy 2 apart from the competition: its inertial water cooling system and its revolutionary aerodynamic design.

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