Rugged, open-architecture farm automation engineered for maximum serviceability in South African conditions.
Why We Build Our Own Platforms
To bypass the prohibitive licensing and recurring software subscription costs of mainstream commercial drones, Eden Drone Repairs engineers high-performance, open-architecture platforms. These systems are designed for private agricultural operations. The applicability of SACAA Part 101 requirements depends on the specific operation, aircraft configuration, and applicable regulations. Eden Drone Repairs assists customers in understanding the regulatory requirements relevant to their intended use.
Platform 1: The Edendrone AeroScout-2600 Long-Range Autonomous Survey Glider
The Edendrone AeroScout-2600 is a highly efficient, heavy-endurance fixed-wing aircraft engineered specifically for large-scale West Coast, Karoo, and Overberg farm operations. By utilizing aerodynamic glider lift physics rather than standard multi-rotor power draw, this platform stays airborne significantly longer to deliver massive property coverage on a single charge.
Ideal Applications
- High-Resolution Orthomosaic Topography & Field Mapping — Capture clean, downward-facing aerial datasets to map slopes, track erosion, plan drainage contours, or pinpoint variations in crop health.
- Automated Fence & Border Inspections — Scan tens of kilometers of border fencing for breaches, damage, or wildlife tracking in a fraction of the time it takes a quad bike.
- Borehole & Water Infrastructure Auditing — Fly automated routes over remote mountain camps to visually inspect water levels, tank overflows, and borehole pump operations.
- Livestock Tracking & Count Assistance — Locate scattered cattle or sheep herds across rugged, off-grid terrains without burning vehicle diesel.
Key Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Flight time | Substantially longer endurance than typical consumer quadcopters |
| Fuselage | ABS impact-resistant, blow-molded unibody shell |
| Camera bay | 90° rigid downward GoPro bay |
| Launch method | Autonomous catapult or hand launch |
| Video link | None — on-board logging only |
Key Features
- Long-Endurance Flight — Powered by our hand-assembled industrial-grade Lithium-Ion cell matrix, delivering substantially longer endurance than typical consumer quadcopters.
- ABS Impact-Resistant Unibody Fuselage — Built from a rugged, blow-molded polymer shell that withstands rough farm-track landings and dense vegetation much better than standard hobby foam.
- 90° Rigid Downward GoPro Camera Bay — Built around a dust-isolated, vibration-dampened bottom hull port. Customers may choose either new or carefully tested pre-owned GoPro cameras to suit their budget.
- No Live Video Transmission — Images are recorded directly to the camera’s SD card, eliminating the cost, complexity, and reliability issues associated with long-range video transmission systems.
- Autonomous Catapult or Hand Launch — No runway required. The aircraft features intelligent automated launch software—simply toss it into the wind, and the system automatically climbs to cruising altitude to begin its mission.
Why Choose This Platform
For farmers covering large, remote properties where multirotor flight time and video-link reliability fall short, the AeroScout-2600 trades complexity for endurance and simplicity — giving you wide-area coverage without the recurring costs or fragility of commercial mapping drones.
Platform 2: The Edendrone AgriSpreader-10L Heavy-Lift Autonomous Sowing & Seeding Platform
The Edendrone AgriSpreader-10L is a heavy-duty, industrial quad-axis multi-rotor engineered to complement traditional tractor sowing in terrain where tractors cannot operate efficiently. Built with an open mechanical architecture, this platform avoids the expensive, fragile radar add-ons of commercial retail brands, focusing entirely on raw structural endurance and precision delivery.
Ideal Applications
- Cover Crop & Pasture Sowing — Broadcast seeds evenly over muddy, wet, or uneven soils immediately after rain when tractors are blocked by mud, preventing soil compaction.
- Granular Fertilizer & Lucerne Spreading — Distribute dry fertilizers, pelleted nutrients, or pasture seeds directly across dedicated grid patterns with zero wheel-track damage to existing growth.
- Remote & Steep Terrain Seeding — Easily plant or fertilize hillsides, riverbanks, or rocky mountain pastures where heavy tractors cannot safely operate.
Key Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Payload capacity | 10 kg / 10-liter hopper |
| Hopper material | Heavy-walled, chemically resistant polyethylene |
| Spreading control | Ground-Speed Synchronized Spreading |
| Frame | Heavy-wall carbon fiber, 35mm folding arms |
| Power | High-voltage, hand-built heavy-amperage cells |
Key Features
- 10 kg Payload Capacity — Heavy-walled, chemically resistant polyethylene hopper tank optimized for dense agricultural granular inputs.
- Ground-Speed Synchronized Spreading — An electric, high-torque granular impeller disk automatically matches its spinning velocity to the drone’s actual GPS ground speed, maintaining a uniform distribution pattern even as wind causes the drone to accelerate or slow down.
- Heavy-Wall Carbon Fiber Folding Framework — A 35mm industrial umbrella-folding arm configuration lets this heavy-lifter collapse down for transport in the back of a standard farm bakkie.
- High-Voltage Power Distribution Block — Engineered to run on hand-built, heavy-amperage power cells, delivering strong lifting torque and stability in open-field wind conditions.
Why Choose This Platform
Where mud, slope, or standing water keep a tractor off the field, the AgriSpreader-10L delivers fertilizer and seed exactly where it’s needed — without wheel-track damage and without waiting for ground conditions to improve.
The Open-Architecture Advantage: Streamlined Ground Station Control
Both the AeroScout-2600 and AgriSpreader-10L are built around an industrial-grade, off-the-shelf flight controller paired with an M8N GNSS and a regulated power distribution system. We have stripped away unnecessary, proprietary hardware to give you a straightforward, highly economical machine.
- Point-and-Click Mission Planner Integration — To plan and map out your grid routes, simply connect the autopilot system to standard, free Mission Planner software on your workshop PC, laptop, or Windows field tablet via a USB cable before takeoff. Draw your polygon over the satellite map, generate your automated flight path, and upload it directly to the system.
- Fully Autonomous Flight Execution — Once the mission is uploaded, the flight controller handles the rest: automated takeoff, flight pattern or seed-spreading run execution, and an automatic return to the launch point.
- Dedicated FlySky Radio Control System — Every system comes bundled with a robust FlySky i6X computer radio controller and receiver. This handheld link is dedicated purely to critical operational monitoring — giving the operator real-time visibility over active flight modes and live battery voltage telemetry right on the transmitter screen, along with an instant manual flight override safety switch.
- Optional Modular Add-ons — By keeping the base platform clean, economical, and open-source, you only pay for what you actually use. Advanced features like long-range telemetry ground links or specialized sensors can be fully retrofitted as optional add-ons at any stage down the line.
- Local Component-Level Support — Because these platforms are built in our Heidelberg lab using open commercial parts, you are never locked into expensive overseas shipping networks. Most components are available through South African suppliers, minimizing your seasonal operational downtime.
Discuss Your Farm’s Requirements
Every platform is assembled, wired, and flight-tested locally on our Western Cape bench to match your specific farm acreage and terrain requirements.