The new directions of agricultural drones in the future

The new directions of agricultural drones in the future mainly include the following aspects:

‌Multifunctionality‌: Agricultural drones will develop in the direction of multifunctionality, not only limited to single functions such as plant protection, sowing, and fertilization, but also with multiple functions such as irrigation, feeding, transportation, and monitoring. For example, irrigation drones can irrigate accurately to avoid water waste; fertilization drones can fertilize accurately to reduce waste; pesticide drones can spray efficiently to reduce pollution‌.

‌Intelligent‌: Agricultural drones will be further intelligent, and through the use of advanced sensors and AI technology, they can achieve autonomous navigation, intelligent identification, and precise operation. Drones can use AI identification technology to conduct intelligent field inspections, help farmers to grasp the differences in the growth of crops in the field in a timely manner, and conduct intelligent analysis to achieve precise variable fertilization and spraying‌.

Scaled application‌: With the rise of the low-altitude economy, large drones will become a key support for the development of agricultural science and technology. Large drones have the advantages of large cargo hold volume and long operation time, and are more efficient and cost-effective in concentrated and contiguous standardized farmland operations. For example, the Hongyan (HY100) large-scale UAV system of Tianyu Hangtong Technology Co., Ltd. can load 1,000 kilograms of medicine at a time, which is suitable for efficient and large-scale operations. ‌

‌Standardized management‌: With the strengthening of intelligent management and large-scale management of farmland, the application of agricultural UAVs will be more standardized. The use of UAVs will run through the entire process of agricultural production, from sowing, fertilization to harvesting, and each link will be standardized to improve agricultural production efficiency. ‌

Training and certification‌: In order to improve the use effect of agricultural UAVs, it is very important to strengthen the professional skills training of "pilots". Through systematic training, professional skills competitions and industry frontier forums, the industry cognition and professional skills of "pilots" can be improved to ensure the safety and efficiency of UAV operations.In summary, the development direction of agricultural UAVs in the future will be more diversified, intelligent and large-scale, and become an indispensable and important tool for modern agriculture.