Over the past several years, drones have played an increasingly important role in ensuring that farmers can maintain high crop yields in an environmentally sustainable manner, the CEO of agricultural drone company Hylio said in an interview.
Beginning with the first use of small drones in agriculture as data-gathering tools about two decades ago, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has expanded to include material-application drones capable of spreading fertilizer and chemicals to treat crop diseases and control pest infestations.
“Essentially there have been a few general advancements in the drone space that make sustainable ag more possible,” said Arthur Erickson. The current generation of agricultural drones is “just getting a lot more reliable, so I would say that there’s a lot of strides in obstacle-detection and avoidance technology.”
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