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Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs

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Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs

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Post by joshvm »

walrus01 wrote: post #31

The drone in the picture has a maximum 27 minute flight time, and requires manually changing batteries, manually launching it. Not exactly something you'd want to sit around doing all day. Livestock guardians do not necessarily have to be dogs. Three llamas living with a herd of sheep will provide a great deal of defense against coyotes and mountain lions.

There's also a quote in the article about the farmer sitting indoors on a miserable day flying the drone. Firstly, it's unlikely it would be safe to fly in rain and or high wind. Secondly, in most countries it's illegal to fly beyond line of sight without a lot of paperwork (which basically nobody except the military, possibly law enforcement, and some large companies have). You would need to be in the field, watching the drone.

Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs

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Post by anoncoward111 »

dan-robertson wrote: post #52
anoncoward111 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would they respond similarly to a DJI blasting Slayer music? That would make me move, at least!

I’m not sure. Here’s some evidence that it doesn’t always work for cows: https://youtu.be/l_APUXZQDkk

HAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH thank you so much for this, it was exactly what I was looking for... truly the empirical evidence we need.

Needs more shrill screaming and the amplifier needs to be roboticized to run circles around them, of course.

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Post by dTal »

TimTheTinker wrote: post #68
ohazi wrote: post #34

Just so that everybody is on the same page: https://youtu.be/IGo32RICjk8 The bar for sheep herding robots is ridiculously high. Border Collies are super smart.

Obligatory: https://youtu.be/vGOGOxtN2lM (Welsh herdsmen put lights on sheep and play “pong” on a sloped hillside after dusk with the help of border collies.)

That's incredibly impressive. I knew that sheepdogs were good but that level of control is unreal.

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Re: Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs

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Post by TimTheTinker »

dTal wrote: post #73
TimTheTinker wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Obligatory: https://youtu.be/vGOGOxtN2lM (Welsh herdsmen put lights on sheep and play “pong” on a sloped hillside after dusk with the help of border collies.)

That's incredibly impressive. I knew that sheepdogs were good but that level of control is unreal.

You should check out videos of sheepdog trial finalists. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrwm-8c354

Pretty impressive and fun to watch.

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