I do drones professionally so i guess i should put in a word or two....
Pros
- Built in Parrot sensors for all-in-one solution to farmers.
- Easy plug-and-play for farmers without steep learning curve.
- Small form factor enterprise drone that will redefine what it means to be an "industrial drone".
Cons
- Not the right drone build for it's application. Period. Quadcopters arent meant to fly the distance the Bluegrass has to fly for its job. In fact parrot already has a great fixed wing drone product. why go make a quadcopter?
- In line with above, the coverage per flight.. claims to cover 30 hectares per flight, that is MINISULE for a commercial scale farm. Good luck to the drone pilot flying that drone.
- Insane price point for a drone. I understand it's meant for enterprise businesses but still, what a way to milk Farming companies with cash to spare.
Overall
Parrot currently makes the best full spectrum sensors and they've been doing in for a pretty long time. My biggest beef is that they choose a quadcopter build. I seriously don't understand why they come up with that when merely putting in an extra $500 will get you the Parrot Disco AG, which is way more suited for the job. Well i guess its because customers wants it and Parrot is merely responding to the market. Which is pretty silly on farmer's part.
this is an example of a quality comment that deserves an upvote by @steemhunt. it's thoughtful and adds value by bringing new considerations to the product. it is composed of original points. personally idk the diff between a quadcopter and a fixed wing drone but at least now i know there is a diff.