Taking the guesswork out of farming

james Paterson and Benji Meltzer started Aerobotics in 2014 after identifying on-farm challenges that could be solved with aerial imagery and machine learning.

The duo needed aerial and satellite imagery to identify crop threats, but there were no suitable drones available at the time that matched their needs. While many would have considered this an obvious setback, the two leveraged their academic backgrounds to build their own.

Both had studied mechatronics engineering at the University of Cape Town. Paterson also completed a Masters in aeronautics