• Robotic Falcon Keeps Birds Away From Airports

    Robotic Falcon Keeps Birds Away From Airports
    Collisions with birds are a serious problem for commercial aircraft, costing the industry billions of dollars and killing thousands of animals every year. New research shows that a robotic imitation of a peregrine falcon could be an effective way to keep them out of flight paths. Worldwide, so-called “birdstrikes” are estimated to cost the civil aviation industry almost $1.4 billion annually. Devoting significant resources to dealing with the challenge, she says, for many means hirin