Iran-Made Multirotor Drones Used for Aerial Spraying of Farms

“These drones use minimal water to achieve uniform spraying and reduce pesticide consumption and costs by 30 percent,” said Mehdi Etemadi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company and a professor at Islamic Azad University.

Noting that the drones can also be used for carrying postal packages, sending emergency medicines, helping the sports industry and rescue and relief, he said, “One of the most booming and high-value-added applications of these drones is their use in the agricultural industry which includes aerial spraying and assessing the quality of soil and plants.”

“In traditional methods, an ordinary farmer can only cover three hectares of land per day with manual spraying while the use of multi-rotor birds helps agriculture to achieve uniform and integrated spraying of one hectare of land with a consumption of about 20 liters of water; while in the traditional method, about 400 liters of water are needed for the same area,” Etemadi added.

“This difference reduces the consumption of poison by 30 percent and decreases the costs and negative environmental impacts. By using this system, the spraying time is also reduced and one hectare of land can be sprayed in just 10 minutes,” he said.

In a relevant development in 2024, a knowledge-based company in Iran had also succeeded in producing a solution-spraying and solid-spraying drone for use in the agricultural industry.

“Our achievements include the production of specialized agricultural drones and related training and services,” said Mehran Shahrouz, a member of the board of directors of the knowledge-based company.

“The product for which we obtained the knowledge-based certificate is the brushless engine testing machine. This device is patented and used for QC of UAV propulsion subsystems,” he added.

“In the field of agricultural drones, there were many dissatisfied users in the country, because the after-sales service and the quality of the products of the companies in this field were not enough despite the efforts made. Using our experiences, we have produced a device where farmers can benefit from sustainable after-sales service in addition to the training they receive,” Shahrouz said.

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