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About Us

The Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group (WARG) is a student design team at the University of Waterloo competing annually in the Aerial Evolution Association of Canada's Student Competition.

We are a passionate group of students focused on innovating the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle industry. We take pride in building everything ourselves, from the autopilot and computer vision software, to the custom designed ZeroPilot board that we use on our aircraft.

If you're interested in joining us in our mission to develop innovative flying robots, check us out here.

Our Results

WARG achieved outstanding success at the 2025 Aerial Evolution Association of Canada (AEAC) Student Competition, earning first place in the Phase 2 Flight Assessments, and second place in the Phase 1 Design Paper.

Supported by first place wins at the 2024 AEAC Student Competition and the Perseverance Award at the 2026, AEAC Student Competition, our continued achievements reflect the dedication and expertise of our team. Every subteam plays a crucial role in these achievement, demonstrating innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors for their support, which has been instrumental in enabling our success year over year!

Our Aircrafts

Valkyrie

Valkyrie is WARG’s flagship UAV platform, designed for advanced autonomous missions and high-performance payload integration. Building on the Pegasus series, it emphasizes endurance, reliability, and modularity, enabling long-duration flight and precise execution.

Weight: 10 kg
Flight time: 60 min
Propulsion: 22" propellers
Power supply: 50 V (12s Li-ion)
Payload: 5.0 kg

Houston

Houston is a 10" quadcopter that's commonly used as a software validation test-bed. You'll often see this quad loaded up with cameras, sensors, co-processors, or experimental flight controllers doing initial flights or gathering data for us!

Weight: 1.1 kg
Flight time: 10 min
Propulsion: 10" propellers
Power supply: 12 V (3s LiPo)
Payload: 500 g

Pegasus 1

Pegasus 1 is a quadcopter that marked an important milestone in WARG’s autonomous UAV development. It flew at the 2024 & 2025 AEAC Student Competition. It served as a testbed for airframe design and software integration, advancing WARG's knowledge.

Weight: 10 kg
Flight time: 30 min
Propulsion: 22" propellers
Power supply: 50 V (12s LiPo)
Payload: 2.0 kg

Pegasus 2

Pegasus 2 is an upgraded Pegasus platform developed for the 2025 AEAC Student Competition. It introduced an integrated payload system, including a 2.5 L water tank for autonomous firefighting, advancing WARG’s mission-specific design capabilities.

Weight: 9.5 kg
Flight time: 30 min
Propulsion: 22" propellers
Power supply: 50 V (12s LiPo)
Payload: 4.0 kg

Icarus

Icarus is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing aircraft developed for the 2023 AEAC competition. It enabled both short-range multi-flight missions and longer-range operations, advancing WARG’s capabilities in hybrid aircraft design and autonomous flight.

Weight: 14.7 kg
Flight time: 30 min
Propulsion: 17" propellers
Power supply: 50v (12s LiPo)
Payload: 2.0 kg

Vanguard

Vanguard is a 17” class quadcopter developed for the 2022 AEAC competition. Designed for modularity and reliability, it now serves as a test platform for long-range communication systems and autonomous multi-waypoint flight.

Weight: 5.5 kg
Flight time: 30 min
Propulsion: 17" propellers
Power supply: 22v (6s LiPo)
Payload: 2.0 kg

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