Patents filed by multinational retail giant Walmart suggest farmers will use drones to identify crop and pest problems, and apply chemicals, in the near future. The company applied for six patents last year related to crop and pest control, and has applied for a total of 46 patents for drone technology so far, mostly for its delivery or warehouse operations. “A way how this might come down is the imposition of standards on their suppliers,” Lusk said. Walmart’s patent application describes how it would “collect data from aerial platforms that are equipped with sensors capable of detecting airborne pests such as insects, rodents, birds, snakes, spiders, mites, mites and other insects@@ Research company Global Markets Insights said the market for agricultural drones will reach $1bn by 2024.
Patents filed by multinational retail giant Walmart suggest farmers will use drones to identify crop and pest problems, and apply chemicals, in the near future. The company applied for six patents last year related to crop and pest control, and has applied for a total of 46 patents for drone technology so far, mostly for its delivery or warehouse operations. Walmart’s patent application describes how it would “collect data from aerial platforms that are equipped with sensors capable of detecting airborne pests such as insects, rodents, birds, snakes, spiders, mites, mites and other insects@@ Research company Global Markets Insights said the market for agricultural drones will reach $1bn by 2024.