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Re:Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a... by dagss on Monday October 30, 2017 @07:01PM (#15589767)
In Norway we have sheep roaming the mountains in summer....and wolves. How many wolves to kill is a huge political issue. Government reimburses sheep killed by wolves.

Building fences around the areas is basically impossible. But I hope some day drone-shepherds can do the job.

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Re:Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a... by ajeet_dhaliwal on Monday October 30, 2017 @09:48PM (#15590577)
This would be cool but then the debate remains almost the same, just how many wolves can the drone guarding the sheep shoot, a wolf has got to eat so some programmers got to randomize a few 'look the other way' actions in.
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Re:Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a... by dagss on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @03:26AM (#15591579)
The thought of the drone shooting didn't even cross my mind. No way anyone would approve military equipment roaming the mountains like that. What if it shot a human?

I was thinking flashlights and sounds to scare them off.

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Re:Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a... by pcmaffey on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @12:16AM (#15591058)
If sheep have evolved to have drone guards, then wolves will just have to feast on deer, elk, and whatnot, until they join forces with the eagles and hawks to take down the drones.
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