Oh no how could anyone foresee this happening? We don’t UBI for dogs!
Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
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Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#22> The latest drone model, the $3500 DJI Mavic Enterprise, can record sounds and play them over a speaker - allowing a dog's bark, or other noises, to be loudly projected across a paddock. Ok so basically it's just an off-the-shelf drone with a big speaker on top making barking noises. The most clever solutions are the simplest ones :) In my mind the next logical step would be AI that pilots the drones autonomously, m…
Why would anyone choose to live in Manhattan when their job is entirely remote?
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#23I was already on the fence about replacing humans with robots for e.g. driving, but dogs? Why would anyone want to replace dogs with robots? Worst trade ever.
Just imagine a future where all herding dogs have been replaced by robots.
Dogs that have a built-in need to herd things, no longer having a job.
They would tear the world apart in months burning off their energy.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dogs cost a lot to maintain, think about Vet expense and Food. Lithium batteries simply need electricity.
Dogs don’t require charging every 20–30 minutes. Dogs can fly^Wrun without remote control.
The dog's remote control is the whistle. :)
I expect that at some point the utility of the robot/drone will outpace the utility of the dog in this role (and others). Wanting to hang on to our dogs isn't a bad thing, but I don't think we will be able to make as many arguments based on their utility. Instead we'll just have to accept the idea that the reasons for having them (and even working with them) will be cultural/emotional instead, which are perfectly good reasons.
We have an Australian Shepherd as a family pet - they're amazing companions!
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#25Given how loud rotors are of flying quad copters this seems... it seems like this might be not that good.
dogs barking at animals at close range is pretty darn loud. Much of the time the drone is pretty high up, which is relatively quiet at ground level.
Especially in a rural setting, I don't think noise levels would be a big concern. That said, I think like many things, if reducing sound levels is important then over time it will be addressed - seems like it would be a good application of active noise dampening.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#26> The latest drone model, the $3500 DJI Mavic Enterprise, can record sounds and play them over a speaker - allowing a dog's bark, or other noises, to be loudly projected across a paddock. Ok so basically it's just an off-the-shelf drone with a big speaker on top making barking noises. The most clever solutions are the simplest ones :) In my mind the next logical step would be AI that pilots the drones autonomously, m…
Why would anyone choose to live in Manhattan when their job is entirely remote?
Because the rest of their life isn’t entirely remote.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#27I was already on the fence about replacing humans with robots for e.g. driving, but dogs? Why would anyone want to replace dogs with robots? Worst trade ever.
I give it a year before the enemy realized the flying wolf-thing has no teeth. Animals arent stupid when it comes to the predator-prey relationship. It is an old game.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#28I really enjoyed watching the aerial video of the sheep and cattle, it was just sooo satisfying. I've been tinkering with ProcessingJS's Flocking visualizations and the similarity is striking: https://processing.org/examples/flocking.html
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#29Looks like a solution in search of a problem.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dogs cost a lot to maintain, think about Vet expense and Food. Lithium batteries simply need electricity.
Dogs don’t require charging every 20–30 minutes. Dogs can fly^Wrun without remote control.
> Dogs don’t require charging every 20–30 minutes.
Wireless charging docks can be built or docks which swap the empty battery with the charged one.
>Dogs can fly^Wrun without remote control.
AI can take care of this one
Future is very bright for Drone to be used as shepherd