Dog-like Spot robot gets a gig to scare wildlife
An international airport is deploying a dog-like robot to scare birds and other wildlife from encroaching the runway.
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An international airport is deploying a dog-like robot to scare birds and other wildlife from encroaching the runway.
The Aurora Boston Dynamics robot is being trialed as a nonlethal, nonchemical deterrent to prevent hazardous encounters between planes and wildlife.
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska's second largest airport, a state agency said.
The new robot, Aurora, will be based at the Fairbanks airport.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and