Any Drone Experts ?.

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Post by 111Robin » Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:59 am

I have a continual problem with rabbits destroying my lawn and gravel drive. I've looked at various ultrasonic deterrents but these seem to have variable results. Then I started thinking about a drone (that I know nothing about). Would it be feasible to have a drone parked on a docking station that would be activated by motion then it would power up and fly a pre programmed low level circuit around the garden a few times before docking again ?. It would only be used at night. Maybe a bit over the top but wouldn't need to be anything fancy as long as it was programmable. If anyone is into drones I'd like to hear your opinions.

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Post by ed » Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:01 am

Sounds like you need a 12 bore rather than a drone! :lol:
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Post by 111Robin » Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:18 am

The thought had crossed my mind, not sure about the neighbours though !!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by renmure » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:11 pm

Similar idea perhaps but my neighbour has a robot mower which he has set to do its thing during the night. No idea if it influences rabbits but remember that the cheaper the drone the lighter it is so the more chance you would wake up and find it half way down the street on a blowy morning.
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Post by 111Robin » Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:55 pm

Good point. Perhaps a ground based device is a safer bet.

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Post by mik » Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:39 pm

I’m not an expert, but you legally need to maintain line of sight at all times.

Which might be a challenging argument if you fly it in the dark. When you are sleeping. And you’re not flying it. :?

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Post by 111Robin » Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:39 pm

Thanks for that. Like I said I know absolutely nothing about them so this would be a good enough reason not to try it.

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Post by mik » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:01 am

Yeah sorry - didn’t mean that to sound as smart-arse as it reads when I look at it now. Like the idea of the robot mower.

Or you could always call Anti-Pesto.....

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Post by campbell » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:15 am

Air rifle.

Night sight.

Great for target practice.
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Post by 111Robin » Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:50 am

Yes the pest control guy did say shooting them was the best solution, or get a dog as a deterrent. I guess I'll just try some of the off the shelf products to see if any of them are effective. Fox urine pellets seem to work for some folk, although they look a bit hard to swallow :o

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Post by rawsco » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:18 am

My first thoughts were robot mower but some quick googling and now I’m here...

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Should easily retrofit to the house.
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Post by 111Robin » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:03 pm

Perfect, ordered one on Ebay, keep your eye on the p&j for interesting headlines :lol:

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Post by Andy G » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:30 pm

My dog would love to solve your problem :damnfunny

My be worth reaching out to Noops - he's the man for this sort of task.
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Post by 111Robin » Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:02 pm

Decided to build a robot to prowl around the garden to scare them off. I can use a perimeter wire arrangement as per robot lawnmower combined with motion detection and collision avoidance. Might even mount a dummy bird of prey on it with flapping wings. The world of raspberry pi is quite interesting, just need to get back into programming.

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Post by scott_e » Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:29 am

Now that looks interesting.

"Amazon unveils flying Ring security drone and Luna games service"
"It is designed to activate only when residents are out, works indoors, and is limited to one floor of a building."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54285692

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