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ASABE Fellow John Schueller is professor, Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
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Big news in the drone world — the Federal Aviation Administration recently granted Texas-based drone builder Hylio a regulatory exemption that will allow it to swarm its heavy-lift drones with only one operator in control. Hylio co-founder and CEO Arthur Erickson says the development was a case of regulations catching up with existing technology and promises a 3-fold increase in productivity for drone operators applying material to crops, plus a significant reduction in their labor requirements.