Let's be honest: if you start talking about biodiversity loss at a party, you are unlikely to make many friends. However, if you talk about seed-planting drones, you might suddenly become the coolest person in the room.

Believe it or not, Australian startup AirSeed Technology is fighting deforestation in the country using a fleet of highly advanced 'octocopter' drones, combining artificial intelligence with specially designed seed pods that can be fired into the ground from altitude.

"Each of our drones can plant more than 40,000 seed pods a day, and they fly autonomously," explains Andrew Walker, CEO and co-founder of AirSeed Technologies. "Compared to traditional planting methods, it is 25 times faster and also 80% cheaper."
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/04/this-australian-start-up-wants-to-fight-deforestation-with-an-army-of-drones