{"id":10262,"date":"2016-07-28T16:19:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T07:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terra-drone.co.jp\/en\/?p=85"},"modified":"2016-07-28T16:19:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T07:19:25","slug":"terra-drone-sets-eyes-on-agriculture-introduces-companys-first-crop-spraying-uav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terra-drone.net\/global\/2016\/07\/28\/terra-drone-sets-eyes-on-agriculture-introduces-companys-first-crop-spraying-uav\/","title":{"rendered":"Terra Drone Sets Eyes on Agriculture – Introduces Company\u2019s First Crop-Spraying UAV \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 28, 2016<\/strong>
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Terra Drone Sets Eyes on Agriculture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

– Introduces Company\u2019s First Crop-Spraying UAV \u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tokyo, Japan- July 28, 2016 <\/em>—\u00a0Terra Drone,\u00a0Asia’s\u00a0leading service provider of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Thursday announced the launch of a crop-spraying agricultural UAV.<\/p>\n

Terra Drone, based in\u00a0Tokyo, Japan, is a UAV pioneer in surveying and analyzing site conditions of\u00a0job sites within the construction\u00a0industry. The company was born as a part of Terra Group, selling 30,000 electric\u00a0vehicles annually in Asia.\u00a0With the success in land-surveying, Terra Drone choses agriculture as the next field to explore. Terra 1 Series, a crop spraying agricultural UAV, will be released in this autumn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch of Terra 1 Series displays our development skills, which we acquired by EV manufacturing,\u201d said\u00a0Toru Tokushige, CEO of\u00a0Terra Drone. \u201cWith this new product, we\u2019ve shown that Terra Drone can not only offer services for construction sectors, but also develop hardware to customers.<\/p>\n

Terra 1 Series is already used by crop-pesticide service providers in Chiba, Japan.
\n\u201cTerra\u2019s UAV is easy to use.\u201d said Hiroearo corp., Ltd. \u201cCompared with a conventional crop-pesticide helicopter, huge difference is its size. Terra 1 series can be carried by just one person, which is difficult for the conventional helicopter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The product is small for a pesticide-spraying helicopter, and thus allows a more simplistic usage and transportation experience for the users. The weight of the helicopter is only 15kg, making it possible for a single person to lift up and move the vehicle. Because of the helicopter\u2019s compact size and lightweight, the helicopter can be placed onto cars like station wagons, allowing an easier transportation method than conventional models of the same function.<\/p>\n

The size also enables the helicopter to be fully utilized in narrower farmlands, where other larger models will struggle to perform. Pesticide sprinklers are attached at 4 distinct places on the helicopter, ensuring that the pesticide will be sprayed thoroughly. The amount of pesticide used can be altered according to the environment through the use of a hand-held controller.
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\nThere are also merits to use Terra 1 Series in terms of costs.<\/p>\n