Pershyi Biznesovyi: Robotics in Agriculture and Industry 2026: Drones, Service Models, and Ukraine's Leadership — A Conversation with Valeriy Yakovenko, Founder of DroneUA

March 17, 2026
Перший бізнесовий: Роботизація агро і промисловості 2026: дрони, сервісна модель і лідерство України — розмова з Валерієм Яковенком засновником DroneUA
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Exclusively in his interview, Valeriy Yakovenko, founder of DroneUA, shared his personal vision of what robotics in the civilian economy means to him, the key drivers pushing businesses towards automation in Ukraine today, how to practically assess the effect of robotic technology, and more. 

"Robotics and automation of business processes became the foundation of our decision to develop our own business and work on creating a Ukrainian robotics ecosystem 13 years ago. We saw that new types of robotic solutions — particularly drones — are capable of changing entire industries," said Valeriy Yakovenko, founder of DroneUA. 

The expert also outlined about the step-by-step creation of a new product, how optimal pricing is formed to remain competitive in the market, what services are provided to clients after product delivery, how they managed to enter international markets, and the obstacles faced in achieving their goal. 

Read the full interview at the link: https://fbc.biz.ua/news/interview/robotizatsiya-agro-i-promislovosti-2026-droni-servisna-model-i-liderstvo-ukrayini-rozmova-z-valeriyem-yakovenkom-zasnovnikom-droneua/

DroneUA thanks Pershyi Biznesovyi for highlighting the opportunities and challenges of robotics in the civilian economy in Ukraine. 

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DroneUA is an international system integrator of unmanned solutions and robotics.

On the market of Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the DroneUA group of companies is the largest importer and distributor of leading drone manufacturers in the world and represents technological solutions from the brands XAG, EcoFlow, Pix4D, Parrot, Chasing, DroneDeploy, AgroCares and others.

The group of companies has its own engineering, production and service divisions, as well as an open data processing center. Technological solutions presented by DroneUA are used on more than 4 million hectares of cultivated areas of Ukraine. According to the results of the 2021 and 2022 agricultural seasons, more than 2.2 million hectares were protected with drone sprayers from DroneUA.

DroneUA is among the top three most innovative businesses in the agricultural sector of Ukraine according to FORBES and among the twenty most innovative enterprises of Ukraine.

The group of companies continues to expand the list of technological brands that it presents on the Ukrainian market, and is active in agriculture, the oil and gas industry, as well as in the fields of energy, geodesy and topography.

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