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has this story been leaked two days early?

Farmers test out 'flying sheepdog'

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It doesn't bark, and it doesn't bite, it doesn't need feeding - three of the benefits, says Paul Brennan, of using a drone as a sheepdog.


His video showing the shepherding of a flock of his brother's sheep has gone viral.

He told the BBC it worked "perfectly" in rounding up the animals on the farm near Dublin, Ireland.

The National Farmers' Union said it didn't think the idea would "take off".

"There may be a use to check-in on animals grazing on common land or in the hills but that's about the limit.

"The primary use will be in the arable sector rather than livestock at the moment.

"The reality is that a good sheepdog is a far better way to go about the job."

methinks it'll need some solar chargers to keep its batteries topped up........;;

and MORE of our taxpaying money going on hi tech! toys


27 March 2015 Last updated at 01:36 GMT


Sussex and Surrey Police forces are to increase their numbers of unmanned drones using £250,000 of Home Office funding.


Police say the drones make them more effective at tackling crime and dealing with with emergencies, but civil liberties groups fear they could be used to record and spy on people.

South East Today's John Young spoke to video journalist Eddie Mitchell, Rachel Robinson of the human rights organisation Liberty and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry.



I've heard of Flying Doctors in the bush in the outback, but not Flying Policemen!!


wonder if they will fit em out with radar guns?

I thought the police had no money - hence police stations closing and a cut in the number of police.
Where did a 'spare' quarter of a million come from?
They could employ quite a few policemen for £250,000 :-|

Much rather have a policeman patrolling the street, to stop crime, than have a drone film the crime, so when the dead body is found they'll have a picture of the assailants head :-(

nudge

Bob, Drone racing is quite popular with some enthusiastic hobbyists .
You wear goggles and have a hand control like you use with video games and off you go.
You guide the drone via tiny video on the drone, must seem like you are live flying through the goggles. (bonus is... you don't get hurt if you crash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQj1Vg0A_So