OIT winner 2023
Skyprobe
An experimental multirotor research platform that allowed us to validate early concepts of energy management and flight-time extension. Many of our later ideas were first proven here.
Student UAV & mobile robotics
Elevating the future of flight
SkyMav is a student engineering team building long-endurance drones and unmanned systems. We blend engineering, entrepreneurship and real-world deployments – from university labs to major industry events.
Our mission:
pushing the limits of unmanned mobile robotics – through long-endurance platforms, intelligent control
systems and close cooperation with industry partners.
Achievements
13 project awards and 8 talks in 3 years
We are actively shaping the Polish drone ecosystem: our projects are recognised at olympiads and competitions, and we regularly share our experience at academic and industry events.
- 06.2023 Skyprobe – winner at the Innovation Technical Olympiad. Our first major platform and the starting point for a whole family of long-endurance multirotors.
- 06.2024 Sparky – winner at the 2024 edition of the same olympiad. A lightweight educational drone that proves a UAV can be both a serious engineering project and a safe demo platform.
- 05.2025 SkyHover – distinction in the "Automation and Robotics for Beginners" competition. A project we continue to develop as our main testbed for propulsion, power and mission systems.
- Talks A total of 8 talks – from university conferences to Krynica Forum – where we discussed the role of student teams in accelerating new technologies.
Projects
From concept prototypes to deployable platforms
We design families of aerial and ground systems – from olympiad-winning prototypes to SkyHover, our long-endurance platform developed as a testbed for future missions.
OIT winner 2024
Sparky
A compact educational drone designed to be safe at demos yet advanced enough to teach real UAV systems engineering – from control boards to mission planning.
Awarded 2025
SkyHover
A long-endurance multirotor platform targeting 75–100 minute flights. It serves as our main experimentation space for propulsion, battery technology and telemetry solutions.
Expo
Radom Expo
Our role as exhibitors at Radom Expo gave us direct access to industry feedback and potential partners, helping us align our designs with real-world expectations.
Forum
Krynica Forum
Speaking at Krynica Forum, we presented how student teams can accelerate the development of Polish UAV technologies and build bridges between academia and business.
Timeline
From our first awards to international competitions
Our work follows a clear cycle: design → testing → competitions → deployments. The timeline connects our past milestones with upcoming starts at events such as Droniada, SUAS and UAS.
06.2023
Skyprobe – Innovation Technical Olympiad winner
Our first major project success. Skyprobe proved we could design, build and defend a complex research drone in a very limited timeframe.
Milestone06.2024
Sparky – back-to-back win at OIT
A second consecutive olympiad victory. Sparky quickly became our go-to platform for shows and workshops with younger students.
Education & outreach05.2025
SkyHover – AUR competition award
Our long-endurance platform received a distinction in the "Automation and Robotics for Beginners" competition, opening doors to further development within university programmes.
Endurance flight09.2025
SkyHover – developed under "Universities of the Future"
We continue to refine SkyHover as a shared testbed for propulsion, electronics and mission systems, combining academic funding with industrial partnerships.
Deployments10.2025
Radom Expo – exhibitors
Presenting our platforms to a broad audience, gathering feedback from companies and institutions and building a network for future joint projects.
Trade show10.2025
Krynica Forum – speakers
Our talk at Krynica Forum highlighted how student teams help accelerate UAV innovation and what competencies we build inside SkyMav.
Talk2026 →
Droniada, SUAS, UAS – upcoming competitions
The next step is competing where complete missions matter – from flight planning and autonomy to data analysis and ground operations.
UpcomingPartners
We build Polish drones with academia and industry
Behind our projects stands not only the SkyMav team, but also partners supporting us in electronics, propulsion, manufacturing and testing. Together we turn prototypes into working platforms faster.
Warsaw University of Technology
Laboratory facilities, academic mentoring and programmes such as "Universities of the Future" that enable us to develop SkyHover as a research platform.
Bornico
Our electronics and PCB manufacturing partner – from early prototypes to small-series runs of flight controllers and communication modules for our drones.
Mad Components
Support in propulsion and mechanical components. Together we explore more efficient and robust drive systems for demanding missions.
Contact
Want to work with us or join the team?
We are looking for technology partners, mentors and students who want to develop long-endurance drones and advanced UAV systems with us. If you're interested in cooperation, sponsorship, a joint R&D project or simply want to learn more – reach out.
Let's talk about what we can build together
We can support hardware tests, pilot deployments, student workshops and joint UAV projects – from proof-of-concept to live demos at events.
Send us an email to start collaboration