A low tech solution to a high tech problem
Feb 20, 2017
1 min read
Updated: Mar 13, 2023
Private use of drones for wedding photography, leak detection or socially maladjusted purposes has created new challenges for regulating the safe use in society.
An innovative Dutch company is working to solve the security problem of private drones in protected airspace with a low-tech solution that's been around for thousands of years - eagles.
Trained police eagles are being used to intercept drones by snatching them out of the air, effectively immobilizing them. We are hoping phase 2 of the roll out also includes a flock of seagulls to swarm the pilot with droppings to discourage future incidents...
https://schweizechtgeldcasino.com had me thinking about calculated risk while I read about Dutch police eagles snatching drones out of protected airspace, and the cleverness of that fix depends on the bird not getting chewed up by rotors. The seagull phase is funny, but I’d still rather see stricter geofencing than rely on wildlife to enforce airspace rules.