A new player is jumping into the precision agriculture market with an autonomous drone platform. American Robotics, a Boston based drone developer focused on agricultural automation, announced it has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. Angel investors led the round that included Brain Robotics Capital LLC, a fund focused on science-backed companies in the AI, Robotics, and IoT … [Read more...] about American Robotics, New Player in Drone Agriculture Market, Raises $1.1M in Seed Round
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MMC’s Aviation Academy Gets Drone Programs Off the Ground
Sponsored by MMC: One of the primary barriers to entry for drone programs in the enterprise is education. The adoption of drone technology requires new skills in any organization. Businesses don’t only need professional pilots: they need training on industrial applications, aircraft assembly and repair, and fleet maintenance. Now MMC, China’s leading provider of industrial … [Read more...] about MMC’s Aviation Academy Gets Drone Programs Off the Ground
New Fixed-Wing Drone from Sentera for Agriculture, Surveys, Search and Rescue
Sentera has introduced an enhanced Phoenix fixed-wing drone product line that can be adapted to to support the precision agriculture, mapping, and public safety industries. It is a solution that Sentera markets as cost-effective solution, easy to fly, accepts a variety of payloads, and covers more acres in less time than competitive options. A complete solution with payload … [Read more...] about New Fixed-Wing Drone from Sentera for Agriculture, Surveys, Search and Rescue
Sentera Introduces Multispectral Double 4K Sensor for DJI Drones
Sentera is the latest company to announce a dual sensor. They just announced their Multispectral Double 4K Sensor, offering five precise spectral bands: blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared (NIR). This sensor enables users to collect visual band imagery as well as vegetation indices based upon the addition of NIR or Red Edge, including normalized difference vegetation … [Read more...] about Sentera Introduces Multispectral Double 4K Sensor for DJI Drones
It’s Planting Time – and DroneDeploy Has a New Tool
DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, announced the beta release of Fieldscanner today: real-time drone mapping for farmers. Fieldscanner allows farmers to get maps as the drone flies - "enabling real-time, offline mapping for immediate in-field analysis." “Growers have been asking for real-time, in-field mapping for a long time, and … [Read more...] about It’s Planting Time – and DroneDeploy Has a New Tool
