Since the organic crop demand is rapidly growing, pesticides are less favorable to use against insects. A new automated solution has to take over from these pesticides. A Delft startup called PATS Drones solves this problem by using bat-like drones to automatically control insect populations.

Steven TanMarch 26, 20203DelftDrones, horticulture, Robotics

Revolutionizing greenhouses with data and robotics

As greenhouses keep on getting larger and larger, growers are facing more difficult challenges. Monitoring hectares of plants combined with controlling diseases and pests is highly labour intensive. Applied Drone Innovations (ADI) develops powerful solutions for this. They make greenhouse monitoring systems, collect valuable data which they also process to increase crop yields and quality while reducing operational costs.

Steven TanJanuary 3, 20203Delft3D Printing, Drones, Applied Drone Innovations, ADI, 3Delft, horticulture, greenhouses