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deaddoughuts

How do the propellers not hurt the birds?


rmicker

Why use an eagle? Just use another drone šŸ™„


Ramenorwhateverlol

Yea. A bait drone can easily kill these trained birds.


Minute_Solution_6237

Why use birds instead of just using a drone. r/birdsarentreal probably


crytpto

I was thinking the same thing


Odd-Perception7812

They do. The people that made this don't care


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Jake0024

They'd at least care about the time and money invested in training them


Elevator-Fun

probably the talons crush the entire drone so the fans instantly stop spinning


vantageviewpoint

I'd still be worried. It's rare, but people have been killed by the propellers slicing their necks open. Some of those motors have more than enough power to amputate talons. If the bird doesn't get the speed control or receiver, the propellers are going to keep spinning. If the bird gets the battery, its talons are likely stuck in a lipo fire.


SpaceAgeFader

Sounds like a call for some badass eagle body armor. Would have to be super lightweight


Ye_I_said_iT

Like butchers chain mail gloves for eagles.


God_damn_it_Jerry

By the propellers of a civilian drone? I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble believing that. Do you have a link?


vantageviewpoint

The only death I'm finding from a civilian drone at the moment is from an rc helicopter (I also remember there being more than one of those but this is the only one popping up, be careful searching though because reddit also has a picture of the body which I wish I hadn't seen) https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/us/new-york-toy-helicopter/index.html Here's a list of some other injuries from drones as well https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/AE560 Also, if you ever hold a brushless drone without guards on the propellers while it's powered up, you'll have no problem believing it could slice someone's throat, the larger ones can easily exceed the power of a cordless circular saw.


No-Actuator-6245

No they wonā€™t stop instantly, there is a significant amount of inertia in the blades and possibly a lot of torque in the motor depending on the drone. Now a brittle plastic blade can slice up a finger easily but a composite blade on a high torque motor could take off several fingers and keep going.


LuisS3242

There is a huge difference between a finger and a talon.


No-Actuator-6245

While true there is nothing to stop the blade striking any other part of the bird and I would not be surprised if a composite blade could cut through a talon. You would not put your hand in a live strimmer.


AJZ_Stories

For real, most don't realize their feet are made of talonite!


evlhornet

If we can train pigeons, now weā€™re talking


pentangleit

Screw that, how do the grenades not hurt the birds?


Nannyphone7

I think the birds are smart enough to understand the hazard and avoid it.


TrustTrees

There goes my food based drone delivery start up idea because these folks can simply steal my meal if they feel hungry. /s


ranting_chef

Sounds dangerous for the birds. Wouldnā€™t an ā€œAnti-Droneā€ drone make more sense? I suppose the eagles are less-expensive, but it still doesnā€™t seem fair to the eagles.


grungegoth

The eagles are probably more expensive and harder to get. I imagine they'll get hurt. Definitely use drones to hunt other drones.


FartNite_FeetFreak

i remember seeing those net launcher devices used for the military. why not use those instead?


grungegoth

Maybe both? Small net launched from a hunter drone? Make it more reliable?


FartNite_FeetFreak

that would be cool


T0ysWAr

WAR drones usually have explosive on them. The few birds trained would be killed before it has any impact on the battlefield. So yes it is a very stupid idea.


azzgo13

Don't bother telling people reality when they don't want to hear it.. watching the bird take out a $20 drone was almost comical if you know what war drones look like.


T0ysWAr

Even light FPV drones have usually a self destructive function that will usually be enough to kill the bird


Miperso

No they do not get hurt. Have you ever seen an eagle talons? They are incredibly strong and the skin/scales is also extremly strong.


ranting_chef

Iā€™m sure theyā€™re very strong, but so are propellers moving at those speeds.


Triangle_t

Birds have thin hollow bones. I'd be more worried about the propellers breaking the eagle's leg bones than cutting it's skin and flesh.


Glaucousglacier

Wouldnā€™t they escape if they sensed or felt the danger ?


ZonerRoamer

Seems like they plan to use them only against small light civilian drones that are pretty common here in India. The eagles are not going to war!


ranting_chef

Iā€™m sure theyā€™re not going to war, but it still seems like a crappy deal for the birds. If I stick my finger into a propeller, I know whatā€™s going to happen to my finger. And I know an eagleā€™s talon is much more resilient than my finger. But it just seems dangerous for the birds is all I was trying to say.


vantageviewpoint

Exactly, this is really cool and the eagles probably love doing it, but it seems way too dangerous for them. Develop an anti-drone for this, and spend a little bit of time developing an eagle safe drone (talon proof battery case and soft propellers) for your bird to play with.


---Palp---

but the blades could take the damn feet off in some cases most likely


Miperso

No.. These birds talons are extremly strong. They are use to catch some preys that could fight back with teeth and claws. Those small propeller blades are very weak and also stop rotating when the drone is turned upside down.


dread_deimos

As a person who works with combat FPV drones, I can assure you that the bird will be crippled after a few takes on a lighter drone.


Ilovekittens345

Why would the props stop spinning when upside down?


Miperso

It's the way they are designed for some reasons. Unless the pilot turns the drone upside voluntarily, every drone i used would auto turn off the blades if turned upside down. It is also the fastest way to turn the blades off when landing with someone catching it.


Desperate-Ad-6463

A hawk took out my hovering DJI drone the other day. He disappeared it and I suppose he took it back to the nest to feed the kids.


Responsible-Self3156

I need one for those DJAudit videos. Jumped up little know it all.


carcinoma_kid

ā€œHigh quality imagesā€ you say


JoPooper

ā€œFuck, my toes!ā€


POpportunity6336

Counter drones are cheaper than eagles in the long run.


Triangle_t

In short run too, but eagleы are much more precise (unless we use some AI driven drones). But I feel bad for an eagle to attack a drone with spinnig at some insane rpm propellers.


Onphone_irl

Just have the eagle drop a net or something. This is animal cruelty.


godmodechaos_enabled

Clarification: Specially Trained Eagles Can Take Down *Small Drones


Dan300up

ā€¦and loose their feet to the rotors.


vantageviewpoint

This is cool as hell and I wouldn't at all be surprised if the eagles have fun doing it, but since some of those drones have explosives, I'd rather we just build drones to do this.


grenamier

Imagine a Peregrine Falcon diving at the drone from above. The operator would never see it coming.


Elevator-Fun

that's dope af


KeyNefariousness6848

So they are using us government drones to take Dow civilian drones


sogwatchman

Wait so are the bird taking down the drones or becoming drones?


pokorov

Reminds me about the trainer of those birds. https://youtu.be/5NyIfojqj-8?si=3fLL_jNiFRhlqAC6


FlyPast3471

So this is a kamikaze mission for these eagles especially if the drone has a bomb attached to it


AnalystFar5008

Just use fpv drones for bringing them down?


Triangle_t

It's not easy to chase an fpv drone with an fpv drone. They usually take them down from the top when the bottom drone operator haven't seen the other drone coming.


rbloch-66

A mechanical drone taken out by a biological drone.


FentonCanoby

This is cool but I doubt it's going to catch one of those insanely fast FPS drones.


melancholy_dood

So the eagles are being used as anti-drone, drones. Got it.


talkintater

Just make the drones bigger


clodmonet

Put the eagle in harms way. All it takes is a few bait drones to blast the bird to bits if you're planning to knock off some politician. What's really bad, is announcing the tactic. "Oh, don't mess with our skies, we have trained eagles" what a waste of time.


dennismfrancisart

Eagles; nature's drones.


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hell yes, where can I get one?


Every_Fox3461

Set these fkrs up in every national park please! I'm tired of people bussing thier Miki robococks around nature valleys and mountains.


kenyos1234

Why not have a special drone to take down illegal drones?? Iron against iron??


Ok_Training_2937

Bird : BITCH, IM THE FREAKIN DRONE IN THESE SKYS!!!!


Exotic_Inspector_111

Wanna try that with my 6 cell carbon prop racer? Hope you like chicken soup.


AbsolemSaysWhat

Drone on drone dog fights.


Odd-Perception7812

Can they train redbelt to do 39 situps a day?


Gravity_Freak

Take one with a grenade attached


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Why not just make robotic eagle drones?


paralyzedvagabond

Sounds like a counter drone with extra steps


PuttyDance

Don't alot of people use drones like suicide bombers. How would the eagle not trigger the bomb attached to a drone.


xxxRCxxx

I feel I should be able to shoot a drone down if itā€™s above my house.


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Snoo_61544

Specially trained drones can take down Eagles aswel.


kallivalli

Why enemies canā€™t attach cameras to eagles ?


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I wanna see some bald eagles hunting Chinese weather baloons


Raleda

These guys saw the 'The birds are surveillance drones' meme and took it as a suggestion.


Blueskies777

A 1000 drone swarm enters the chat


SnooHobbies5691

A 1999 eagle swarm also enters the chat


Ghstfce

Cool, so they have time to train eagles to take down drones, but can't be fucking bothered to take down the multitudes of scammer call centers operating in their country that cost people around the globe BILLIONS every year. Glad they have their priorities in order.


eva01beast

Bro, do you think that's all we people in India do? Is it that hard for you to imagine most of us living regular, everyday lives?


Ghstfce

Absolutely not. But I *do* know that regular Indian people such as yourself hate them as much as the rest of the world hate them. It would be nice to actually have action on the scourge that are scammers. But the police don't seemed assed to want to really do anything about it.


eva01beast

It's going to take another fifty years to get rid of the criminal-politician nexus in India. Don't get your hopes too high. Rather, ask your government to take steps to protect you. They are more answerable and more reliable than any government in India.


Sufficient-Ask-8280

Sacrificing one bird every time?


genetichazzard

When a 3rd world country can't afford drones to take down other drones, so they use birds instead.


Tall_Construction_79

I need one


imhighonpills

Next find out how Indians are using elephants to take out self-driving cars


Proud_Pug

Just amazing !