Drones

WSU’s Lav Khot, colleagues receive multi-state award for ag drone research, extension

WSU’s Lav Khot, center, accepts the National Excellence in Multistate Research Award, Nov. 6, at the APLU Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo., with colleague and team academic advisor Randy Raper, right, and Gary Thompson, executive…

APLU award ceremony

Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields

A WSU research team has developed a systems where cameras could spot birds feeding on fruit and launch drones to drive off the avian irritants. All without human interference.

A drone hovers over a green vineyard with mountains in the background.