(Source: CBS News) In Florida, a devastating disease threatens the nation's nearly half-a-billion dollar avocado industry. That's leading researchers to use extreme measures: drones and dogs. Avocado grove owner Art Ballard said his trees mysteriously started dying one day. Then it was discovered they had a disease called laurel wilt and had to be cut down. Until now, … [Read more...] about How Drones are Saving Florida’s Avocado Trees
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Win a Free DJI Phantom 2!
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Drones Will Combat Illegal Palm Oil in Malayasia
(Source: uasvision.com) Cargill Inc., in an April update to its palm oil sustainability report, notes it is prepared to launch UAVs in Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest grower of oil palms. “Our project with unmanned aerial vehicles is moving into the operational phase. A Cargill team is set to start flight training in Malaysia. They will soon graduate as certified UAV … [Read more...] about Drones Will Combat Illegal Palm Oil in Malayasia
As Demand Grows, Midwestern Colleges Prep Students to Fly Drones
(Source: arstechnica.com) On the night of May 4, 2007, a tornado classified as a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale reached the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Within 20 minutes, the storm ravaged 95 percent of the city’s infrastructure, leaving 11 residents dead and nearly 800,000 cubic yards of debris in its wake. Tasked with expediting the town’s recovery and preventing … [Read more...] about As Demand Grows, Midwestern Colleges Prep Students to Fly Drones
Video of the Day 4/25/15: Herding Cows
We have made some previous suggestions for events that should be included in the inevitable Robot Olympics and we would like to submit another idea for evaluation: synchronized drone herding. Of course, during the actual event, both the herding and the video recording would be done with a drone but this video by Derek Klingenberg gives a good preview of what is would be … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 4/25/15: Herding Cows
