US to use drones to breed strong sorghum plants for biofuels

摘要

As Biofuels International went to press, a team of researchers was due to load a small aerial drone and two ground drones with sensors and release them on a field planted with hundreds of varieties of sorghum. According to MIT Technology Review, in just one trip, the three drones, along with several stationary sensors, are expected to gather enough intel to construct a 3D model of the field that will help researchers pinpoint when a single plant in the field of sorghum varieties is thriving beyond expectation.