Smart Farming Revolution: How Inertial Sensing Is Driving Precision and Productivity - Blog
August 15, 2025The pressure to sustainably feed a growing population worldwide is leading to the adoption of more technology and automation in modern smart farming. Inertial sensors have a role to play in several different applications. Precision inertial measurement units are being used for navigation and stability of the increasing roboticization of the industry, including self-steering tractors, picking robots, drones, etc. Furthermore, wideband inertial sensors can be used for predictive maintenance of all this complex machinery. Lastly, inertial sensors help enable various edge sensing modalities like animal tracking, detecting heat in dairy animals, and vital sign monitoring.
