For history buffs, here’s a robot autonomously collecting ducks in a limited arena in 1998. Was the first autonomous robot sheepdog, I believe. Ducks are slower and cheaper than sheep, and flock very nicely as the video shows.
Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
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Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#42> 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?
I was living in NYC, working remotely for a few years when that exact question hit me. A few months later I was in Hawaii.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#43> 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…
It seems like a wheeled or tracked drone would be much simpler and more reliable for herding sheep.
I don't think there's anything that moves fast enough yet (over varied terrain).
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#44> 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?
I’m not sure what you mean. New York City is famously regarded as a great city for music, art, museums, theatre, cinema, comedy, architecture, food, nightlife, cultural diversity, and more. I have never heard the sentiment “my NYC job is so great, I just wish it were in another town.”
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
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Why would anyone choose to live in Manhattan when their job is entirely remote?
I’m not sure what you mean. New York City is famously regarded as a great city for music, art, museums, theatre, cinema, comedy, architecture, food, nightlife, cultural diversity, and more. I have never heard the sentiment “my NYC job is so great, I just wish it were in another town.”
Rent is too damn high
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#46> 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…
It seems like a wheeled or tracked drone would be much simpler and more reliable for herding sheep.
That is definitely not the case, at least not in NZ. This is the kind of terrain you might see:http://woolshed1.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-zealand-agricultur...
If you got up close you'd find land slips, cracks, fallen trees and sheep shit. A wheeled vehicle would need to be at least the size of a quad bike.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#47Sad. I like dogs.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
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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.
I am not sure that sheep treat a sheep dog like a normal predator any more than a sheep dog treats sheep like normal prey. They are somewhat tame to the dogs and the farmer. A flock chased by an uncontrolled dog is completely different. So maybe sheep will treat drones in the same way.
The sheep dogs protect the flock from predators. Non-violent drones that sound like sheep dogs will eventually be figured out by anything interested in eating the sheep.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#49> 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?
some ppl like living in the city more than the country.
Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am not sure that sheep treat a sheep dog like a normal predator any more than a sheep dog treats sheep like normal prey. They are somewhat tame to the dogs and the farmer. A flock chased by an uncontrolled dog is completely different. So maybe sheep will treat drones in the same way.
The sheep dogs protect the flock from predators. Non-violent drones that sound like sheep dogs will eventually be figured out by anything interested in eating the sheep.
And by sheep, surely! The dogs aren't predators, but (I believe) they do sometimes nip the sheep to let them know it's not just barking. The drone is going to need a cattle-prod or something too.