A prototype drone equipped with a camera, thermal imaging software and carousel which can carry 10kg of baits, has been put to the test by pastoralists looking to identify and control feral pests in remote Western Australia.
The drone, which is remotely controlled from an office desktop, can carry 72 baits and has a flight time of 1 hour 20 minutes at maximum speed of 140km/hr.
3D printing technology was used to create the bait carousel with sausage bait as the model.
A second petrol/electric hybrid model with a four to six-hour flight time and 1100 bait carousel is also being…
