Nobody likes getting a shot - but even plants might need them sometimes. MIT researchers are exploring ways to administer injections to plants with drones. As described in the original article plants, much like people, get sick. The treatment traditionally involves the spread of chemicals designed to mitigate or alleviate the disease. Spreading or spraying chemicals … [Read more...] about Giving Tomatoes Their Shots: The Future of Plant Medicine May Come From Drones
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Pix4D announces Stand-Alone Photogrammetry with Cloud Processing
Pix4D launches stand-alone photogrammetry cloud processing solutions Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9th, 2020: Pix4D, the photogrammetry and drone-mapping industry leader, announces today the release of Pix4Dcloud and Pix4Dcloud Advanced: the new mapping platforms for online surveying workflows and construction site monitoring. These stand-alone cloud products run Pix4D’s … [Read more...] about Pix4D announces Stand-Alone Photogrammetry with Cloud Processing
Agricultural Drone Speeds Chinese Rice Seeding
One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies is helping to overhaul the rice-farming industry. XAG recently launched a rice-seeding demonstration of seeding via drone at Happy Farms, an agricultural park in Guangdong province. The demo showed how an agricultural drone would fare against human labor. Two workers were tasked with spreading 11 pounds of rice … [Read more...] about Agricultural Drone Speeds Chinese Rice Seeding
Can Drones Control Locusts in India?
Locusts are invading India and other parts of the world in large numbers. The locusts do tremendous crop damage when they swarm, consuming all of the crops in their path. Spraying pesticides is the primary method of controlling the swarm, but the scale of the invasion makes traditional spraying methods insufficient. Now, experts are adding crop spraying drones to the … [Read more...] about Can Drones Control Locusts in India?
Drone Disinfection Service To Clean Indoor Spaces
Drone disinfection - using modified spraying drones to disinfect large public areas - was first used in China during the initial phases of the current pandemic. Now, environmental solutions company OMI will offer drone disinfection services for large indoor spaces, such as sports arenas or convention centers. OMI deals with industrial cleanup - everything from oil spills … [Read more...] about Drone Disinfection Service To Clean Indoor Spaces
