Fences are used to keep land creatures away from dangerous areas such as waste sites, but how do you keep flying animals away? Well Clear Flight Solutions has found a creative solution, a robotic peregrine falcon. The robirds work like airborne scarecrows that deter the live birds from venturing close to the predetermined hazardous sites. Clear flight has built two prototypes that look and fly like the peregrine falcon and the bald eagle. These 3D printed nylon and glass fiber composite bird uses a small battery powered motor to propel the foam wings. Piloted by remote control the birds soar around and simulate the same combination of silhouette and wing movement as a real predator bird would. The company continues to test these units and plans to launch these birds formally in 2015.
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