EAVision, an agricultural drone development company, has raised $30 million in investment. The drones are specifically designed to work in geographically challenging areas, since about 34% of mainland China’s agro-cultural area is located in mountainous terrain. Fruit and nuts are grown there, and tea is also cultivated.
Unlike many other agro drones that can work on flat and level areas, EAVision drones use combined artificial intelligence-based computer vision and sensor systems to be able to work on hilly and mountainous areas, as well as cascade-type farms. Drones are well oriented and keep their balance while moving among plants with a complex type of vegetation.
They are equipped with a special spraying system that allows treating plants only about a meter away from their tops.
According to the results of tests carried out on a citrus farm in Guangxi province, the drones showed a 90% better spider mite treatment result than traditional operations