植保無人機(ji)，是用于農林植物保護作(zuo)業(ye)的無人駕(jia)駛飛機(ji)，該型無人飛機(ji)由飛行(xing)平臺（固(gu)定翼、直升機(ji)、多軸飛行(xing)器）、導航飛控(kong)、噴(pen)(pen)灑機(ji)構三部(bu)分組成，通過地面(mian)遙控(kong)或導航飛控(kong)，來實現噴(pen)(pen)灑作(zuo)業(ye)，可以噴(pen)(pen)灑藥劑、種子(zi)、粉劑等。

中國作為農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業大(da)國，18億畝基本農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)田，每年需要大(da)量的(de)人(ren)(ren)員(yuan)從(cong)事農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業植(zhi)(zhi)保(bao)作業，而(er)我國每年農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥(yao)中毒人(ren)(ren)數有(you)10萬之眾。農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥(yao)殘留和污染造成的(de)病死人(ren)(ren)數至今尚無(wu)官方統計。 同時，農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)村青(qing)壯年勞動力逐漸稀缺，人(ren)(ren)力成本日益增加;由(you)于農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥(yao)對人(ren)(ren)體傷害較(jiao)大(da)，年輕人(ren)(ren)不愿意進(jin)行農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥(yao)噴灑(sa)。“植(zhi)(zhi)保(bao)無(wu)人(ren)(ren)機(ji)可遠距離遙 控操作，避(bi)免了噴灑(sa)作業人(ren)(ren)員(yuan)暴露于農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)藥(yao)的(de)危險，保(bao)障了噴灑(sa)作業的(de)安全。”有(you)專家預計到(dao)2020年，中國植(zhi)(zhi)保(bao)無(wu)人(ren)(ren)機(ji)需求量是 10萬架，無(wu)人(ren)(ren)機(ji)植(zhi)(zhi)保(bao)從(cong)業人(ren)(ren)員(yuan)需求量是40萬人(ren)(ren)。