UAV

Rotor Technologies, an autonomous flight technology company founded by Hector Xu, is making significant strides in the aviation industry. With origins rooted in improving helicopter safety, the company has developed cutting-edge technology that has the potential to transform agricultural operations. Just how much and when remains to be seen.  Rotor...

Nashua, New Hampshire (August 13, 2024): Rotor Technologies, Inc., enters the agricultural market with the Sprayhawk, an automated crop dusting UAV. The Sprayhawk is an unmanned aircraft based on the Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter; it can carry 110 gallons and spray over 240 acres per hour. Introductory pricing is $990,000...

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pyka, maker of Pelican Spray, the world's largest autonomous electric crop protection aircraft, is pleased to announce Heinen Brothers Agra Services, one of the largest privately owned aerial application service providers in North America, as its first Pelican Spray customer in the United States. "New...

William “Bill” Reynolds was born and bred in the mosquito control industry, as he says. With an academic background in computer science and marketing, Bill early on developed technologies to improve the efficiency of mosquito control as an employee of a company called ADAPCO, Inc., later becoming a business partner....

There are currently about 10 applicators specifically licensed in North Carolina for drones RALEIGH, N.C. — As drones continue to become more commonplace, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has prepared to be sure anyone who uses drones for pesticide applications is properly licensed. The Structural Pest...

Nebraska Extension is hosting the first sprayer drone conference in Nebraska on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Aurora. This one-day event will provide participants an opportunity to interact with fellow sprayer drone enthusiasts and learn the necessary steps to enter the sprayer drone arena. The conference is for anyone who...

An all-new event for 2024, the Spray Drone Spring Fly-in on April 10 is an all-day workshop for current or future spray drone pilots. This event will start with a morning of education on several aspects of applications for agriculture and related industries. The afternoon will be an opportunity to...

Drones are being used for an ever widening range of agricultural applications enabled by new technology and diminishing regulatory constraints. Most current drone options are small, battery powered units and when equipped with cameras or other sensors they are very well suited to scouting and monitoring tasks (see this earlier...

via IFPNews The agro-drones are capable of crop-dusting quickly, at a low cost and with high accuracy, helping protect human’s health when it comes to spraying the fields with pesticides. “The agro-drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can be used for crop-dusting and planting at a low cost,”...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 18, 2022 – As the nation enters the upcoming growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking all unmanned aircraft (UA) operators to be mindful of low-altitude manned agricultural aircraft operations. Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the United States each...