Dropcopter creates buzz with pollinating drones

摘要

ON A SPRING day in California you might hear a distinct hum over the almond groves. It could be honeybees, but it could also be equipment from Dropcopter, a company headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., that has developed technology to pollinate trees viaunmanned aircraft systems, or drones.Dropcopter claims to be the first company to use drones for pollinating. The company's novel and practical idea earned it a $500,000 prize at the Grow-NY competition in November in Rochester."We were both ecstatic and excited," says co-founder Adam Fine about himself and co-founder Matt Koball.