Train the eagle to catch the drone "Eagle machine big
As the use of drones has become more frequent, the problems have become more and more serious. The problems of occupying airspace, hindering the emergency landing of aircraft, and even causing collisions have occurred frequently. Countries have shown their own housekeeping skills for these "arrogant" drones. The Japanese National Police Agency put up a special large net to catch illegal drones, and the United States followed suit to develop a new device that can spray capture nets. But compared with the Dutch police, their method is simply weak!
According to a report on the BBC website on February 2, the video shows an eagle swooping down, grabbing the drone, and then flying away. This is one of the experiments being carried out by Dutch police, who say they are struggling with the growing use of drones by the public.
The police worked with a company called Guard From Above to train the eagles, which were trained to treat the drones as potential prey. The eagles treated the drones as prey and took them to a safe area, where they would not be disturbed by other birds or people, the police said in a statement.
According to reports, drones are being used more and more frequently, and there have been many accidents in which drones nearly collided with aircraft.
A report last month also warned that terrorists could also use drones. Apparently, an eagle can also be injured by the propeller of the drone while capturing the drone, so police are studying protective measures to avoid injuring the eagle while capturing the drone.
But this method is still in practice. At present, the eagle can easily capture small drones with a diameter of less than 1 meter that hover in the air. But drones that are too large are likely to cause damage to the eagle, and large carbon fiber parts on the drone may scratch the eagle's legs or claws. Maybe putting "knee pads" on the eagle will solve this problem.
Credit goes to an Australian for the idea. Last August, an Australian drone player posted a video showing his "high-tech toy" being snatched by an eagle as prey. He took to social media to advise: "If there are birds of prey flying around, you'd better get your drone down quickly, or you'll have to spend a lot of money to fix it." Thus was born the unprecedented "Hawk War".
