AGCO Corporation, which manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment, has taken a step into the drone industry by entering into a strategic partnership with Agribotix to launch an integrated drone-enabled agricultural intelligence solution. The SOLO AGCO drone will combine Agribotix's FarmLens cloud based data platform with a quadcopter, which will provide farmers with a way to collect and analyse field data. Drone use in agriculture has been rising since May 27, 2015, after the FAA unveiled new rules allowing autonomous use of drones for commercial purpose.
AGCO Corporation, which manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment, has taken a step into the drone industry by entering into a strategic partnership with Agribotix to launch an integrated drone-enabled agricultural intelligence solution. The SOLO AGCO drone will combine Agribotix's FarmLens cloud based data platform with a quadcopter, which will provide farmers with a way to collect and analyse field data. Drone use in agriculture has been rising since February this year, after the FAA unveiled new rules allowing autonomous use of drones for commercial purpose.