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THETHOMS PC
Autonomous aerial spraying systems built on UAVs for precision agriculture.
In marketStartup
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Updated Sept 29, 2026
Unmanned aerial systems are uncrewed aircraft and the sensing, autonomy and airspace tools that go with them. On Halo, the solutions cover aerial spraying and crop protection, drone sensing and mapping, autonomy and on-board intelligence, and low-altitude airspace management. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Aerial spraying and crop protection
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UAS herbicide application reaching 95% late-stage weed control against 70% with backpack sprayers.
Co-developmentIn developmentUniversity
Drone sensing and mapping
AE
New Mexico State University
Combines UAV optical and LiDAR returns into one cost-effective 3D mapping workflow.
In developmentUniversity
XP
Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine
Consumer drones plus open-source machine learning detect large-bodied insect pests in fields.
Co-developmentConceptualUniversity
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Small UAS platform samples plant tissue inside greenhouses with tighter maneuverability.
In developmentUniversity
MS
Montana State University
University facility offering UAV and LiDAR mapping, GNSS surveying and geospatial analysis.
Fee-for-service (full service)University
Autonomy and on-board intelligence
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
AI planning, scheduling and image processing optimize drone flight paths for land management.
Sponsored researchConceptualUniversity
MK
Shrinks AI models to run directly on drones and robots with no cloud round-trip.
Supply/purchaseIn marketStartup
Low-altitude airspace management
HT
Drones disperse wild birds to slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Co-developmentConceptualStartup
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Innovators in unmanned aerial systems
Researchers and inventors advancing drone technologies.
Drone expertsAbout unmanned aerial systems
Unmanned aerial systems covers the aircraft itself, what it carries, and the software deciding where it flies. On Halo it spans four groups, including aerial spraying and crop protection, drone sensing and mapping, and autonomy and on-board intelligence.
Stage of development. Work on unmanned aerial systems on Halo comes mostly from university programs. 44% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and pilot engagements are the usual partnering routes, and about 47% of the solutions that state terms offer sponsored research.
Three trends in drone technologies on Halo
Spraying moving onto aerial platforms. Growers are shifting spray application from ground rigs to drones to cut chemical volume. One system reaches 95% late-stage weed control against 70% with a backpack sprayer (Virginia Tech). Another flies autonomous spraying built on UAVs for precision agriculture (THETHOMS PC).
Optical and LiDAR sensing payloads. Survey teams are fusing optical and LiDAR returns to lower the cost of 3D mapping. One workflow combines both from a single UAV pass (New Mexico State University). Another pairs consumer drones with open-source machine learning to find insect pests in fields (Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine).
Autonomy running on the aircraft. Developers are moving inference onto the airframe for places where connectivity fails. One platform shrinks AI models to run on drones with under 4GB of RAM (Fastagger). Another applies planning and scheduling methods to optimize drone flight paths (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo).
358organizations
361solutions listed
60%from university labs
44%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are drone technologies?
An unmanned aerial system is the aircraft, its ground control and the data link between them, flown with no pilot on board. The field covers airframes and propulsion, autonomy and navigation, the sensor payloads that make a flight worth making, and the detection systems built to find uncooperative aircraft. Agriculture, inspection, defense and logistics operators are the main users.
What are examples of drone technologies?
Four examples of drone technologies on Halo include:
- Autonomous aerial spraying systems built on UAVs for precision agriculture. (THETHOMS PC)
- Combines UAV optical and LiDAR returns into one cost-effective 3D mapping workflow. (New Mexico State University)
- AI planning, scheduling and image processing optimize drone flight paths for land management. (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
- Drones disperse wild birds to slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. (StarThrowers, LLC)
What are the latest drone innovations?
The most recently updated drone technologies on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing drone technologies?
There are 358 organizations with drone technologies on Halo, 33 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are THETHOMS PC, Virginia Tech, and New Mexico State University. Most offer co-development or pilot engagements. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find drone research partners?
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