The No. 1 central document of 2026 released on the 3rd proposed to "expand the application scenarios of UAV, Internet of Things, robots, etc.". The reporter noticed that this is the first time that UAVs and robots have been written into No. 1 central document. Currently, rapidly developing information technology and artificial intelligence technology are deeply integrated with China's agricultural production. ”Xia Xianfei, a researcher at the Nanjing Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated that as typical representatives of intelligent agricultural equipment, drones and agricultural robots are easy to operate and operate with high quality and efficiency. They can effectively replace human labor to undertake heavy and repetitive work processes, and are becoming increasingly convenient "new agricultural tools" for frontline production. The research and application of agricultural machinery and equipment is accelerating, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting has reached 76.7%; The application scenarios of smart agriculture have expanded throughout the entire chain, with a total of over 300000 agricultural drones and an annual operating area exceeding 460 million acres; In recent years, the modernization level of agriculture in China has continued to improve, and the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress has exceeded 64%. In a kiwi fruit greenhouse in Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, an intelligent harvesting robot extended its blue soft claws at the front end of the robotic arm, gently grasped the kiwi fruit, swung the claws back and forth, and "broke" the kiwi fruit from the vine. The picked kiwi fruit slid down the hose into a small basket. This intelligent picking robot is developed and produced by Hangzhou K2 Technology Co., Ltd. Wang Jiahong, Director of the Innovation Center of the company, said, "People can basically pick fruits with their hands, but it is not easy to have robots pick them. This is a difficult link to overcome in the field of agricultural automation, with three main difficulties: how to accurately locate the position of fruits under the obstruction of branches and leaves, how to identify which fruits are ripe and can be picked, and how to pick fruits without damaging them." Wang Jiahong introduced that through the integration of multiple sensors such as LiDAR and machine vision, relying on AI models and intelligent algorithms, the picking robot can autonomously identify ripe fruits and make decisions on the best picking position and direction based on the different growth states of different fruits. Nowadays, the company is rapidly replicating these technologies and applying them to crops such as tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, and peppers. "This year's No. 1 central document has greatly encouraged us, and we look forward to further reducing the R&D cost and market promotion threshold in the future, and realizing the large-scale application of agricultural robot products earlier. ”Wang Jiahong said. At present, not only have agricultural robots widely penetrated into the full scene operations of "plowing, planting, management, harvesting, and transportation" in China's agricultural production, but the application of agricultural drones has also become increasingly mature, bringing new development opportunities to related enterprises. As early as 2012, DJI began applying drone technology to the agricultural sector. Nowadays, DJI agricultural drones have been applied in more than 100 countries and regions. As of the end of last year, the global cumulative sales exceeded 600000 units, and the number of domestic agricultural drones operating in a single year exceeded 320000 units, with a single year operation volume exceeding 3.3 billion acres and achieving 6.5 million tons of material lifting. "The first mention of unmanned aerial vehicles in the No. 1 central document is a high recognition of the application value of unmanned aerial vehicles in the agricultural field, which injects strong power into the future development of the industry. ”Shen Xiaojun, the global market leader of DJI Agriculture, said that DJI will actively respond to the national call, continue to deepen investment and layout in the field of agricultural drones, and use technology to support the modernization process of agriculture. The period of the 15th Five Year Plan will be a crucial stage for accelerating the development of new quality productive forces. With the development of agricultural intelligent equipment pressing the "acceleration button", more "new agricultural tools" that meet the needs of agricultural production will unleash greater potential in the vast fields, promoting China's agricultural modernization to take a new step forward. (New Society)