A sunflower crop south-west of Toowoomba could be the first in the world planted solely by a drone. The crop, in full bloom at Cambooya, was planted in September as a result of 12 different experiments. Continue reading
Category Archives: Agriculture
XAG Reveals New Generation Drones and Robots for Agriculture
XAG P100 Agricultural Drone sprays on rice paddy
On 22 December, XAG Annual Conference 2021 was held in Guangzhou, China with the theme “Step into Agrifuture”, which launched a series of agricultural innovations to empower farmers with more sophisticated autonomous solutions. Five new products, including the XAG P50 and P100 Agricultural Drone, XAG M500 and M2000 Remote Sensing Drone, and the updated XAG R150 Unmanned Ground Vehicle, are released in China and will be available for global sales in 2022. Continue reading
Airobotics Drones Enters Malaria Eradication Market
Airobotics , a manufacturer of autonomous drones, has signed its first contract with Zzapp Malaria, the creators of an AI platform that develops and supports Malaria eradication strategies. Continue reading
Croatia’s Seed-Scattering Drones Replant Forests Damaged by Fire
Seed-scattering drones are crisscrossing Croatia’s skies in an airborne attempt to replant remote forests damaged by fire, an initiative its backers aim to promote internationally. Continue reading
Emirati Brothers Drone Pollinates Date Palm in Under a Minute
An Emirati-led AgriTech start-up has developed a drone that can pollinate date palm trees in less than a minute. Continue reading
AgEagle to Acquire senseFly from Parrot
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. , a provider of drones, sensors and software, and Parrot, a European drone group, have jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which AgEagle shall acquire senseFly, a Parrot Group wholly-owned subsidiary, in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$ 23 million. Continue reading
Smart Farming with Drones and AI
FlyNex and Pheno-Inspect combine their solutions to digitalize and automatize work processes in agriculture. AI-based image capturing with drones and analysis open up new opportunities for sustainable, digital farming with a simultaneous increase of yields. Continue reading
India Becomes First Country Spray Nano Urea via Drones
In the presence of Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya, a practical field trial of Drone Spraying of Nano Liquid Urea was conducted in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Continue reading