As someone who grew upon a (hobby)sheep farm, this seems to miss the point. A good sheep dog is already an autonomous "drone". How autonomous? Mild example: ou

As someone who grew upon a (hobby)sheep farm, this seems to miss the point. A good sheep dog is already an autonomous "drone". How autonomous? Mild example: our collie would frequently herd the sheep into the barn even before we realized the weather was turning. Extreme example: a Great Pyrenees moved into our farm from a neighboring farm that didn't have any herd animals. The neighbors just gave us the dog after the third time it moved in to our farm.