The Application and Future of Drone Technology in Urban and Rural Areas

Drone technology, an important branch of future technology, is gradually penetrating into every corner of our lives. Soon, it will become an indispensable power source for daily life, just like water and electricity. In urban applications, the innovative design of manned flying saucers and industrial grade drones demonstrates the diversity and vitality of technology. Whether it's efficient delivery of express delivery in cities or rapid response at emergency sites, drone technology is reshaping our world in a revolutionary manner. Drones play an important role in precision agriculture and emergency rescue in rural areas, especially in remote and special environmental conditions. Through precise data collection and efficient operation modes, they have improved the efficiency of agricultural production and emergency response.

The Platinum Shadow T1400 unmanned helicopter, the world's first joint aircraft, as an advanced "Air 120" medical rescue platform, has brought revolutionary changes to emergency work in special areas such as plateaus and islands due to its carrying capacity and range advantages. The "Tianmushan-1" hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle, with its endurance of up to 4 hours and the ability to operate in extreme environments of minus 40 ℃, has successfully expanded the application of industrial grade unmanned aerial vehicles to oil and gas exploration and forest protection. Such black technology products fully demonstrate the innovative strength and breakthrough achievements of China's drone industry. DJI drones have achieved precise variable operations with the support of agricultural cloud platforms.

The upgrading of the drone industry depends on a series of technological breakthroughs, including the development of battery technology, material innovation, and intelligent sensing technology. These factors collectively drive the significant improvement of drone performance and the continuous expansion of application scenarios. With the low altitude economy becoming a new hotspot for global industrial upgrading, continuous innovation in drone technology has become the core driving force behind this trend. In recent years, we have witnessed eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) moving from concept to large-scale commercial use. With the advancement of technology, low altitude economy has become a new hotspot for industrial upgrading, promoting the widespread application of drones in logistics, industrial inspection and other fields, providing new impetus for economic growth.

In July 2023, Meituan reached a new milestone in the field of drones by releasing its fourth generation drone. According to the latest operational data released by the official, as of the end of 2024, Meituan drones have opened 53 routes, with a cumulative delivery order volume exceeding 450000. In the exploration of the general soft robot technology roadmap, Wanxun Technology has brought innovative solutions. The drone technology it has launched, through the integration with flexible robot technology, breaks the limitations of traditional drones that are limited to non-contact applications such as flight patrols. Drones have made significant progress in food delivery, greatly improving delivery efficiency, especially in harsh and special terrain conditions, demonstrating better performance than traditional methods. Meituan has been deeply cultivating drone technology since 2017 and achieved normalized operation in 2021. Recently, they have launched a brand new fourth generation drone, which not only greatly enhances its environmental adaptability, but also enables stable flight in weather conditions ranging from -20 ° C to 50 ° C.

The combination of flexible robot technology and traditional drone technology has improved the accuracy and safety of high-altitude operations, especially demonstrating efficient application capabilities in complex and hazardous environments. The Pliabot flexible technology created by Wanxun Technology enables the robot joints to actively deform and passively buffer, thereby achieving zero distance operations such as precise grasping, spraying and cleaning. Through smart agricultural ecosystems and environmental monitoring, drones have achieved more efficient data collection and decision support in the fields of agriculture and environmental protection, promoting the transformation of traditional agricultural forms towards intelligence. The smart agricultural ecosystem created by DJI integrates drone hardware with spectral technology through an agricultural cloud platform. The collected data will be transmitted in real-time to the cloud platform and analyzed through the built-in crop phenology AI model, thereby achieving an understanding of the full cycle growth of crops.