Dutch inventor Nico Nijenhuis has created a flock of remote-controlled falcons and eagles to rid croplands, airports, dumps and the like of geese, gulls and other pesky birds. The robobirds use flapping wing flight as a means of propulsion, with a flight performance comparable to real birds.
In a series of test flights at waste sites in the Netherlands, prototype Robirds reduced pest bird populations by up to 75 percent over time. Tests at airports—birds collided with aircraft in the United States some 11,300 times in 2013 alone—are set for spring of next year.
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Via Smithsonian
Birds are dumb, but not that dumb. If these things don't attack, I suspect they'll end up being as useful as plastic owls.
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