University of Tokyo and Kubota develop technology to predict potato yields from aerial images using drones and AI

A group including the University of Tokyo and Kubota developed technology that predicts underground potato yield from aerial images of potato plants. Drones are flown regularly to photograph fields, and AI estimates the harvest without excavation.

The system uses drone photography combined with artificial intelligence (AI, software that processes data to make predictions) to measure crop output before harvest.

The technology allows farmers to assess potato yields without digging up plants during the growing season.