植保(bao)無人機(ji)(ji)，是用于農林植物保(bao)護作業的無人駕駛飛(fei)機(ji)(ji)，該型無人飛(fei)機(ji)(ji)由飛(fei)行平(ping)臺（固定(ding)翼、直升機(ji)(ji)、多軸飛(fei)行器）、導航飛(fei)控、噴(pen)灑機(ji)(ji)構(gou)三部分組成，通過(guo)地(di)面(mian)遙控或導航飛(fei)控，來實現噴(pen)灑作業，可以噴(pen)灑藥劑、種子、粉劑等。

中國(guo)作(zuo)為農(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)大國(guo)，18億畝基本(ben)農(nong)(nong)(nong)田，每年需要大量的(de)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)員從(cong)事農(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)植保作(zuo)業(ye)(ye)(ye)，而(er)我國(guo)每年農(nong)(nong)(nong)藥中毒人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)數有10萬(wan)之眾。農(nong)(nong)(nong)藥殘留和污染造成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)病(bing)死人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)數至今尚無官方(fang)統計。 同時，農(nong)(nong)(nong)村青(qing)壯年勞動(dong)力逐漸(jian)稀(xi)缺，人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)力成(cheng)(cheng)本(ben)日益增(zeng)加;由于農(nong)(nong)(nong)藥對人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)體傷害較大，年輕人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)不愿意進行農(nong)(nong)(nong)藥噴(pen)灑。“植保無人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)機(ji)可遠(yuan)距離(li)遙 控操作(zuo)，避免了噴(pen)灑作(zuo)業(ye)(ye)(ye)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)員暴露于農(nong)(nong)(nong)藥的(de)危險，保障了噴(pen)灑作(zuo)業(ye)(ye)(ye)的(de)安全(quan)。”有專家預計到2020年，中國(guo)植保無人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)機(ji)需求量是 10萬(wan)架(jia)，無人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)機(ji)植保從(cong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)員需求量是40萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)。