Flying robot helps farmers avoid dangerous chemicals
http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/19/business/business_30006731.php
"You want to put fertiliser or pesticide on your crops, but don't want to expose yourself to such toxic substances.
Maybe you want to survey an unknown area to see the view from the sky, but it's too risky and expensive to send someone to do the surveillance.
The mechatronics laboratory at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has developed an autonomous flying robot to help farmers fertilise fields and conduct aerial surveillance. "The robot has minimised human risk factors as it is controlled by a computer on the ground," said Sukon Puntunan, a doctoral student at AIT, who helped develop the flying robot."
"You want to put fertiliser or pesticide on your crops, but don't want to expose yourself to such toxic substances.
Maybe you want to survey an unknown area to see the view from the sky, but it's too risky and expensive to send someone to do the surveillance.
The mechatronics laboratory at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has developed an autonomous flying robot to help farmers fertilise fields and conduct aerial surveillance. "The robot has minimised human risk factors as it is controlled by a computer on the ground," said Sukon Puntunan, a doctoral student at AIT, who helped develop the flying robot."
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