Boston company American Robotics has developed Scout , an unmanned aerial vehicle aimed at addressing the needs of the farming industry by autonomously monitoring crops . Once installed the system runs daily tests to establish the health of crops , sending analysis data and crop health updates to farmers with no human intervention required . Gary V. McMurray, Associate Director, Collaborative Robotics, Georgia Tech Research Institute, says, “the rapid expansion of drones in farming has been impressive, but I’ve also been concerned with their inability to address the amount of time and cost required by the grower to use these tools.” Professor Reese Mozer said full automation was a " revolutionary approach " and a " key ingredient in the future of precision farming " .
Boston company American Robotics has developed Scout , an unmanned aerial vehicle aimed at addressing the needs of the farming industry by autonomously monitoring crops . Once installed the system runs daily tests to establish the health of crops , sending analysis data and crop health updates to farmers with no human intervention required . Professor Reese Mozer said full automation was a " revolutionary approach " and a " key ingredient in the future of precision farming " .