birds of prey taking down Drones

[plumsmum2005]

Thought this might be of interest

Police 'ponder eagles to tackle drones' - BBC News

 

[Dopey]

The whole drone thing is in part scary - terrorist.
I guess though I will never be able to get naked again in my hot tub...or I will have to get the "I don't care who sees me naked" attitude.
But used wisely I can see them helping in a lot of instances.

 

[plumsmum2005]

The whole drone thing is in part scary - terrorist.
I guess though I will never be able to get naked again in my hot tub...or I will have to get the "I don't care who sees me naked" attitude.
But used wisely I can see them helping in a lot of instances.

Just not this one :11:

 

[Scott]

Interesting story and video. Eagles are indeed powerful and purposeful, but I'd hate to see them injured in service to humans. Wonder I'd jamming technology might prove more effective in combatting rogue drones?

 

[plumsmum2005]

Interesting story and video. Eagles are indeed powerful and purposeful, but I'd hate to see them injured in service to humans. Wonder I'd jamming technology might prove more effective in combatting rogue drones?

The birds are trained to grab the drone in a certain way to avoid injury and take it to ground. Jamming tech is more expensive than training the birds apparently.

 

[Anansi]

That's fascinating! And despite knowing the size of some eagles, I'm always filled with awe upon seeing one perched on a man's arm. Seeing their size in that comparative context is jaw-dropping!

I would be worried about the eagles, though. No matter how well trained, accidents happen.

Still, it's amazing to see all that birds can be trained to do. Like those pigeons who have been trained to spot people lost at sea while sitting in a view bubble on the underside of aerial rescue craft. Just wow.

 

[plumsmum2005]

That's fascinating! And despite knowing the size of some eagles, I'm always filled with awe upon seeing one perched on a man's arm. Seeing their size in that comparative context is jaw-dropping!

I would be worried about the eagles, though. No matter how well trained, accidents happen.

Still, it's amazing to see all that birds can be trained to do. Like those pigeons who have been trained to spot people lost at sea while sitting in a view bubble on the underside of aerial rescue craft. Just wow.

Not seen those (hint) lol

 

[Mekaisto]

A lot of drones have very weak blades and rotors - you could put your finger in front of one and not get a scratch. However some aren't so weak, and I have awful visions of people deliberately making the drones dangerous to eagles...

 

[Anansi]

For you, Plumsmum, I've located a video about those pigeons.

Unfortunately, the first time I saw it I must only have seen from the point where they were already in the bubble. I hadn't realized how they constrain or transport them. Feels rather cruel to me and, as such, the video has lost much of its wonder. (Especially depending on how long those rescue flights might last.)

So, on that less than inspiring note, here goes: [ame="https://youtu.be/uOkpvEZ-p2k"]Coast Guard Pigeons - Mr. Wizard's Safari - YouTube[/ame]

 

[plumsmum2005]

Thank you Anansi, amazing birds. They don't look to be in distress to me and get a good feed. What happens when the pigeons work out how to spoof the operators to get more food LOL?

 

[Anansi]

Hahahahahaha! I wondered the same thing! "Orange! Orange! Orange!" I'd love to know how they'd deal with that, myself.

 

[Piasa]

I have no idea how I missed this post - so interesting!

 

[Brittany741]

The whole drone thing is in part scary - terrorist.
I guess though I will never be able to get naked again in my hot tub...or I will have to get the "I don't care who sees me naked" attitude.
But used wisely I can see them helping in a lot of instances.

This is precisely why my hot tub is in the garage. If only we could fix this stinking leak. I use it for my therapy.