Chris Anderson of 3-D Robotics presents “Come Fly With Me”

1. FARM DRONES!
Chris Anderson
FARM DRONES!
Chris Anderson

3. QuickTime™ and a
H.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Looper (2012)
QuickTime™ and a
H.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Looper (2012)

4. HE BIGGEST
MARKET:
nchanged for last 1,000
years:
ne-pixel-per-row analog
sensor network
ose plant used to spot
fungal infections infungal infections in
vineyards)
T COMMERC
MARKET: Agriculture

5. Big Data Agriculture
rm inputs are wasted due to lost
• Opportunity: "
farming
to
where they’re needed.
0.5x
rm inputs are wasted due to lost
ation (the “open loop” problem)
Big Data Agriculture
Opportunity: "Closed-loop
farming". Use aerial data ca
to use chemicals/water/lab
where they’re needed.

6. Why agriculture?
hest Economic
Benefit
t disease/problems
er
less chemicals and
er (save money,
er for food and
Benefit
er for food and
ronment)
ove productivity
Why agriculture?
Lowest Regulat
Barrier
• Two words: private l
• Safe: under 400ft, vi
line of sight, no built
areas, few obstructio
no people
Barrier
no people
• When used by farme
for their own purpos
non-commercial

8. Why agriculture?
ghest Economic
ot disease/problems
er
e less chemicals and
er (save money,
er for food and
ghest Economic
Benefit
er for food and
ironment)
rove productivity
Why agriculture?
Lowest Regulatory
• Two words: private lan
• Safe: under 400ft, visu
line of sight, no built-u
areas, few obstruction
no people
Lowest Regulatory
Barrier
no people
• When used by farmers
their own purposes,

11. farm
ablet
Watch drone
map farm
Features:
•Precise georeferencing
•Real
•Multiple aircraft control
•Vision
Watch drone
map farm
Precise georeferencing
Real-time path planning
Multiple aircraft control
Vision-based event detection

15. Plants show damage in
infrared and near
(Chlorophyll absorbs infrared light. Damaged
plants have less chlorophyll)
Plants show damage in
infrared and near-infrared
(Chlorophyll absorbs infrared light. Damaged
plants have less chlorophyll)

24. Questions?Questions?