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  • noun An autonomous flying robot used in the context of unmanned space probes for research within planetary atmospheres.

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Examples

  • Can we use solar energy for powering a aerobot (flying robot) by using photovoltaic solar cells on board? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Can we use solar energy for powering a aerobot (flying robot) by using photovoltaic solar cells on board? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • En route to Halley, on Vega program each dropped a Venera-style probe (of which Vega 1's partially failed) and released a balloon-supported aerobot into the upper atmosphere.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • It's call the ExoFly, and Ray described it as a "dragonfly-on-steroids … a nimble flapping aerobot."

    Universe Today 2008

  • Well, the ExoFly aerobot is based on that camera-equipped DelFly design, only this time it's gearing up for a trip to Mars -- maybe even Titan or Venus.

    We Blog A Lot 2008

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  • The name will tell if it cost a lot -

    A rich man's boat becomes a yacht;

    A drone's a device

    At a discount price

    But the tycoon flies an aerobot.

    November 8, 2014