Biodiversity research requires more motors in air, water and on land
Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Year: 2025

Abstract Human activities have accelerated species extinctions, driving rapid biodiversity decline. Simultaneously, advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems offer transformative potential for biodiversity research. Uncrewed vehicles—drones (aerial systems) and other robots (ground and underwater platforms)—equipped with high‐resolution sensors enhance ecosystem monitoring with unprecedented efficiency and scale. Ecologists must examine how these technological advanceme