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The good old Power vs Weight problem :P.

The main problem with nuclear is that it doesn't give enough energy, when you want something so small.

I believe the best bet to power both the quadcopter and the bee are microwaves, in another words, wireless energy. There has been some concepts(some of them were even materialized), of RC toys, being powered like that. It will limit their range, but it will gain so much.

But who I am to predict the future? Maybe nuclear will be the way to go :P

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