Pesticides are detrimental to the well-being of all living beings. Inappropriate pesticide usage has been identified as a major health hazard. Therefore, it is important to devise solutions that enable agricultural pest control without excessive use of pesticides. At present, drone technology is being increasingly applied in agriculture through soil and field analysis, planting, crop spraying, crop monitoring, irrigation and health assessment. The primary focus of this ongoing work is to leverage a swarm of drones solution that includes precision agriculture techniques, to efficiently spray pesticides in arable lands with optimal pesticides usage and minimum human intervention.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an essential skill for medical professionals. Currently, CPR training is carried out using mechanical manikins which have drawbacks when it comes to the realism of the simulation, cost and durability. In the meantime, Virtual Reality (VR) has entered a new phase of wider availability and affordability in the consumer market. Therefore, a low-cost VR-based solution can now be proposed to address some of these issues with the mechanical manikin. Hence, this study presents an approach where the mechanical manikin has been augmented with VR. To test the viability and acceptance of this solution, a user based evaluation was carried out with a group of experts and novices in CPR. Despite their contrasting experience and knowledge of CPR, both groups have expressed favourable views towards the basic solution presented in this paper.