CUHK Team CWT United has won both the Indoor Competition Champion and Outdoor Competition Champion titles at the 16th International Micro Air Vehicle Competition (IMAV 2025), held in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, from November 3 to 7, 2025.

Awardees
Team Leader: Wang Jialiang (HKPFS)

CU Members
Wang Jialiang, Wu Zongzhou, Zhao Yanqi, Qigeng Duan, Xu Jiwen, Huang Yijun, Lin Zhipeng, Hong Haochen, Jerry Tang (HKCLR), Joanna Chen (HKCLR)

Supervisors: Professor Ben M. Chen, Professor Chen Xi

Wuhan University Members
Guo Xinyu, Yang Wenbin, Guan Bin, Chen Haotian, Zhou Zhiyu

Supervisor: Professor Gao Zhi

Tongji University Members
Fan Jiaxin, Qu Ze

Supervisors: Professor He Bin, Professor Ding Yulong

About the Competition
IMAV is one of the major micro air vehicle competitions held annually worldwide. This year’s IMAV competitions are divided into indoor and outdoor categories. Both categories present challenges that seek to push the boundaries of micro air vehicle technologies. Competitors are expected to present novel hardware and software designs, including aerodynamic designs, a novel set of sensors, and exemplary capabilities such as flight endurance, agile flight, autonomous flight, intelligent behavior, and swarming coordination. In addition, two special challenges are introduced this year, one for each category. For indoors, the Noise-Free Challenge, and for outdoors, it is the Surveillance Challenge. Teams that address these challenges more effectively will receive a special award.

Competitors of IMAV 2025 came from 12 teams across Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, and CUHK. Team CWT United comprises members of the CUHK Unmanned Systems Research Group (many supported by HKCLR), with collaborators from Wuhan University and Tongji University who joined forces for this competition.

IMAV 2025 Indoor Competition Champion – Team CWT United

IMAV 2025 Outdoor Competition Champion – Team CWT United