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| The Trial Smart Drone by Lecturer of the Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (FPP) Dr. Ir. Wahono, MT. (Photo: Mirza / PR) |
Lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) Dr. Ir. Wahono, MT created 3 types of drones with high technology to support Indonesia's agriculture world.
First was the Motodoro MX type Flying Wing with more efficient capabilities because once a fly could map around 700 hectares. The second drone, Farm Mapper which had the ability to fly and vertical landing with a range of 400-500 hectares. The third was Spraying Robot Indonesia (SRI) which functioned for fertilizer and pesticide applications.
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"The application for fertilizers and pesticides by SRI is Smart because it only sprays where it is needed and in the amount needed with a capacity of 23 litters and a range of 10 hectares in 1 hour. While the plant data that require fertilizer and pesticides, we get from Farm Mapper and Motodoro MX, "said Wahono.
In addition, SRI also had a working system that represented the eye which functioned to separate healthy and diseased plants because SRI had more precise sensors and more accurately quantitative. "So, the sensors can analyse the level of plant health, so that it is more objective without the need to go down the field, "said Wahono.
Developing the smart agriculture model through these 3 types of drones, Wahono hoped to be able to solve various agricultural problems in Indonesia. "Through this agricultural model, we can increase crop productivity and improve cost efficiency," he continued, Saturday (11/1).
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Prof. Dr. Muhajir Effendy, M.A.P as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture in his visit to UMM also appreciated this finding. "I am very happy with this discovery, and I think it is just to disseminate. So it just needs to be used correctly in the wider world to be adopted by farmers because the speed can be many times compared to manual labour. So, I think it is feasible to be disseminated to the public and it should be patented immediately, "Muhadjir said.
Since early 2017, both Farm Mapper and Motodoro MX had been mass-produced with a production capacity of 40 pieces each year. The prices started from 62 million to 250 million rupiahs. While SRI drones would also be mass-produced after the development phase was complete. "With findings like this, of course, it will be very important for our agriculture," said Dr. H. Fauzan, M.Pd, as the UMM rector. (win)
