A major player in the agricultural drone industry just planted a bumper crop of new business with one of the world's foremost farm equipment giants Agribotix, a Colorado-based company specializing in "drone-enabled agricultural intelligence," inked a deal last month to integrate its UAS platform with John Deere. The company will deploy its FarmLens ag-drone platform to … [Read more...] about Agricultural Drone Provider Inks Major Deal with John Deere
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AeroVironment Talks Up Agriculture Drone on CNBC’s Mad Money
Drone industry leader AeroVironment received an extravagant gift in the ol' corporate stocking this year – national media exposure. CEO Wahid Nawabi appeared on CNBC's Mad Money last week to tout the wonders of Quantix, a $16,000 hybrid aircraft designed for use by farmers and other agricultural pros. Nawabi shared with host Jim Cramer: "What we've done is we've taken … [Read more...] about AeroVironment Talks Up Agriculture Drone on CNBC’s Mad Money
American Robotics Introduces Autonomous Drone Solution for Agriculture
American Robotics, a drone developer specializing in agricultural automation, has unveiled unveiled its flagship product, the Scout, a self-charging, self-managing drone system capable of autonomously carrying out daily scouting missions. American Robotics in their release state that "By 2050, the world population is expected to grow to 10 billion. As a result … [Read more...] about American Robotics Introduces Autonomous Drone Solution for Agriculture
Sentera Sensors Enable DJI Inspire 2 with Crop-Scouting Capabilities
Sentera has announced its gimbaled Double 4K and Quad sensors for the DJI Inspire 2 drone. Sentera’s swappable precision crop health sensors paired with the Inspire 2 offers agronomists, crop consultants, and growers an economical way to capture diverse vegetation indices such as normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) or normalized difference red edge (NDRE) data while … [Read more...] about Sentera Sensors Enable DJI Inspire 2 with Crop-Scouting Capabilities
Parrot Expands Enterprise Solutions with Ag and Thermal Imaging Drones
Parrot, the UAV technology firm, has announced two new drones that broaden its enterprise offerings. The new UAVs, the Parrot Bluegrass and the Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal, are aimed at the commercial agriculture, construction and public safety markets. It's a strong signal from a firm that is clearly looking to stay competitive with DJI by offering a full suite of drone … [Read more...] about Parrot Expands Enterprise Solutions with Ag and Thermal Imaging Drones
