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RaptAir: Bird Control Drones

The RaptAir drone, developed by BirdbrAIn Inc, adapts to its environment in real-time using AI and Machine learning technology thus, it is able to respond to change within the environment and the behaviors of the pest birds. RaptAir drone is fully autonomous. BirdbrAIn has developed both air and ground drone solutions to control pest bird

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Agriculture Top Trends to Watch for in 2023

Major areas to look for focus in precision agriculture for 2023 include: Digital agriculture, robotics and automation, and sustainability practices. Robotics and Automation The areas to watch for robotics and automation to increase the efficiency for farm management are things like: pruning, thinning, harvesting, spraying, mowing, and weeding. Sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), and control systems

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Autel Robotics: Dragonfish Series Drones

Dragonfish Series: Fixed Wing Drones: Autel Robotics has developed the Dragonfish Fixed Wing Series Drones. There are three versions in the series: Dragonfish Pro, Dragonfish Standard, and Dragonfish Lite. The flight times for each drone while carrying a payload are: 158 minutes, 126 minutes, and 81 minutes respectively. The Dragonfish Series is equipped with an

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Yuneec H520E Commercial Hexacopter

Yuneec H520E RTK Commercial Hexacopter Yuneec made these drones available to the public November 2020. They made these drones to target the needs for the inspection industry. The six rotor design enhances the stability and precision of drone flight. Its long focal-length camera lens gives you the ability to gather data further away from target

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FreeFly Drones

FreeFly Astro Industrial Drones FreeFly’s newest commercial drones. It has RTK and a 61 megapixel Sony Camera FreeFly Astro drones are powered by Skynode and FreeFly’s mission control suite, Auterion. Skynode has: LTE connectivity and a built-in linux computer. It connects to the Auterion software suite that lets you conduct mission planning and fly the

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PrecisionHawk Merger with Field Group

PrecisionHawk, founded in Raleigh, NC 2010, has merged with Field, a European geo-tech company. These two companies are combining their products and technology and by the end of the year PrecisionHawk will be functioning under the Field brand name. However, it’s US headquarters will continue to be located in Raleigh, NC. As of this writing,

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Parrot Drones

Generally, Parrot has stopped producing drones for the general public consumer anymore. When you pull up their website you see the ANAFI AI and the ANAFI USA drones being marketed. You also see that Parrot identifies their company mission with building professional drones that focus on the needs for industries in: Inspection, first responders, firefighters,

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DJI Drones Used for Precision Agriculture Solutions  

DJI has developed a variety of aerial drones that farmers can use for monitoring and managing the health and potential environmental stresses for their crops and fields. The Agras T-Series Drones (T-10, T-16, T-20, T-30, T-40)are agricultural drones used for spraying crops and fields. It can perform multiple missions for surveying, mapping, spraying, and spreading.

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