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okay but why not, just, use dogs or coyotes not joking. Dogs can be trained. Coyotes… just set up some feeding pens full of carrion at either side of the airpo
by Eric_WVGG 3y ago
okay but why not, just, use dogs or coyotes
not joking. Dogs can be trained. Coyotes… just set up some feeding pens full of carrion at either side of the airport, and set up some doors that open at intervals (there, scratched that robot itch).
- mistrial9 3y agothe noise is way too harsh for dogs at many times of operation?
- Tutitk 3y agoIt is very expensive to train a dog and maintain its training. Like $50k starting price and $20k every year after. Dogs are incredibly stupid, they like to step in front of moving vehicles. Very bad for airport runways...
- elliottkember 3y agohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QxZv_wJ1aA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QxZv_wJ1aA Airport bird dogs are already a thing. Seems like a dream job for a dog. But you need a full-time handler, a car, a kennel, training and eventually a replacement. They can’t work 24/7, and if they are out sick for a day the birds are back. Essentially the argument for any kind of automation. This comment is like looking at a scarecrow, and saying “why not just go and stand out in your field all day?” And feeding wild coyotes unlimited food, near people, comes with its own set of problems.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoI mean you can treat the coyotes like dogs on meth, considering they do exist as pets. That is, i thought just what you wrote but with no need to have extra carrion.
- robocat 3y agoPerhaps because you don't want planes hitting coyotes on the runway. You especially don't want to be the person responsible for a dog-strike. Don't mess with the FAA nor the SPCA nor the unions.