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Animal liberation front uses 17000$ drone to spy (lawfully) on farms
The animal liberation front in Australia uses a big octocopter to gather information and evidence on the treatment of animals in farms, to be passed to authorities. The operation of drones on private...
View ArticleMarkus Fischer: smartbird, a robot that flies like a bird
Markus Fischer and his team developed smartbird, a robot that flies like a seagull. As for the dragonfly, the world of flying animals inspires engineers for the building of human made flying machines....
View ArticleQuadcopters, dog’s best friends? Dogs and multirotors, a strong relationship
I found out, on flying at local parks, that dogs are extremely interested in quadcopters. They spot them from far away, follow them, bark at them. On landing they approach to see what all this fuss is...
View ArticleMore quadcopter First Person View videos from Arendatorovnet – FPV in Thailand
The Arendatorovnet youtube channel is quite active recently and three new videos were posted today. These videos are unique in that the quadcopter (and his pilot of course) are apparently experiencing...
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Swarm of bees attacks quadcopter – Animals and multirotors, a complex...
We have been discussing in a recent post the “controversial” relationship between dogs and quadcopters. I came across a special video that documents the interaction of quadcopters with another species,...
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Birds successfully attack and take down DJI Phantom quadcopter – Animals and...
After the reports on swarm of bees attacking a quadcopter and the controversial relationships between dogs and quadcopters/multirotors, we now have a clear case of a group of birds partnering to attack...
View ArticlePennsylvania Pigeon hunters shoot at multirotor that was filming them
As documented in the video below, a multirotor piloted by pro-animal activists that was filming the activities of some pigeon hunters in Pennsylvania, was shot while in action. The author of the movie...
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Multirotors for protecting endangered wildlife – Airware’s drones guard...
Using drones for surveillance is a somewhat controversial activity that entails several aspects, including legal ones, that have to be weighted and balanced for the best interest of all the parties...
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BeetleCam project goes aerial with the BeetleCopter multirotor
In 2009 Burrard Lucas, an British wildlife photographer started the Beetle Cam project, aimed at getting close up photos and videos of african wildlife. How? A look at the equipment will get you the...
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Angry sheep takes down DJI Phantom drone (and it’s pilot)
You can’t miss this video by YouTube iser Buddhanz1 in which a DJI Phantom quadcopter is taken down by an angry ram, who did not like the invasion of his privacy. DJI Phantom hovering near to the ram...
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