Posted on 04/01/2015 11:52:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Drones are making headlines in the U.S. for possibly being able to deliver your Amazon products to your door, but in Ireland the 21st century technology is being used to solve an age-old task: sheep herding.
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I knew they’d be using them to keep us in line sooner or later.
Don't make German Shepherd Dog angry.
You wouldn't like German Shepherd Dog when he's angry.
Human at the controls 24-7 instead of a dog. How much more does it cost?
Going to have to arm those drones to cover the other task of a sheepdog - protecting the sheep against predators.
LOL!!!
This is going to make the Lassie movies a lot less heart warming.
“What is it girl? Timmy fell down the well? There’s a bear in the upper pasture? Oh, your battery is low.”
I saw this guy at Tartan Fest at a sheep herding demonstration. He was impressive with speed and following the whistles.
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