Robotic Payload Delivery System for Aerial Seeding

  • Project Year: 2025-26
  • Departments Represented: MEng
  • Industry/Track: Energy & Environment

Over 2 million acres of land were affected by wildfires in California in 2021 alone. Reforestation is slow and costly, sometimes even physically impossible. Collaborating with the Morphing Matter Lab, our team developed a drone-based deployment system for their biodegradable seed carrier. Our system allows for precise deployment of 50 seeds across multiple geographical environments with a modular design that enables quick restocking between flights.

  • Advisor(s): Lining Yao
  • Team: Lennart Peus, Rishi Krishnan Anand, Kush Patel, Nick Khamseh