Could tiny drones be used for crop pollination? Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researcher Developing “RoboBees” to Combat a Declining Population of Pollinator Species by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Walker Robinson Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · WPI - Researcher - Develops - RoboBees - Drones - For - Pollination Images: courtesy Worcester Polytechnic … [Read more...] about Could Tiny Drone Swarms Help Pollinate Crops? WPI Researcher Develops RoboBees
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DJI Celebrates World Food Day and the Contributions of Drones in Agriculture with Stunning Firefly Light Show
The world's largest drone manufacturer DJI has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to celebrate the 43rd World Food Day with a stunning DJI light show. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · DJI - Celebrates - World - Food - Day - With - Stunning - Firefly - Light - Show With the motto “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind”, World Food … [Read more...] about DJI Celebrates World Food Day and the Contributions of Drones in Agriculture with Stunning Firefly Light Show
Drone Ag Wins UK Grant to Develop Skippy Scout: Automated Crop Scouting with COTS Drones
Drone Ag is the developer of Skippy, a mobile app delivering precision ag data on a smartphone. Using inexpensive, commercial off the shelf (COTS) DJI drones, Skippy could be a game changer for farmers, researchers and commercial producers of agricultural products. Skippy Scout delivers crop views, reporting, and more; automatically. Skippy doesn't require great piloting … [Read more...] about Drone Ag Wins UK Grant to Develop Skippy Scout: Automated Crop Scouting with COTS Drones
Drones and High Resolution Lenses Protect Wildlife Around the World: Quantum Systems and Wilderness International in Peru
Drones equipped with high resolution lenses are a powerful tool in the fight to protect wildlife around the world. Here, Yasuo Baba of Sony Digital Imaging gives us the specifics of the project between Quantum-Systems and Wilderness International. The following is a guest post by Yasuo Baba, Director, Digital Imaging and European Product Marketing, Sony Digital Imaging … [Read more...] about Drones and High Resolution Lenses Protect Wildlife Around the World: Quantum Systems and Wilderness International in Peru
The Ultimate Solution to Battery Endurance: Researchers Put Drone ‘Backpack’ on Bees to Help Gather Data for Farming
It's the ultimate solution to the problem of drone flight endurance - harnessing mother nature's power. Researchers from the University of Washington have put a tiny sensor backpack on bees to gather aerial data. Bees are more important to farming that you might have imagined. According to the 2004 USDA piece titled, "Bee Benefits to Agriculture" the USDA tells us that … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Solution to Battery Endurance: Researchers Put Drone ‘Backpack’ on Bees to Help Gather Data for Farming
