The Rundown: Military Robots … U.S. military airfields

Posted on July 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015
MILITARY ROBOTS
🐦‍⬛ Coyote robots guard U.S. military airfields
Image source: ERDC
The Rundown: To avoid disastrous bird strikes on multimillion-dollar aircraft, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is swapping out traditional scare tactics for something a bit more cyberpunk: robotic coyotes.
The details:
Dubbed “Coyote Rovers,” these four-wheeled unmanned ground vehicles are topped with life-size plastic coyote figures and programmed to patrol airfields.Developed with wildlife biologists, the Coyote Rovers have already been tested at bases like Naval Air Station Pensacola, the home of the Blue Angels.With speeds of 20 mph, these rovers can quickly cover large areas and react to wildlife presence in real time, outperforming earlier robot dog prototypes.The Coyote Rovers are programmed to autonomously patrol airfields, following set routes, and can operate continuously for days.
Why it matters: Future upgrades aim to add AI and machine learning, letting the bots identify specific species and customize their deterrent tactics. This smart, adaptable approach promises to minimize dangerous wildlife strikes and offers a scalable, cost-saving solution for protecting not only airfields but also other vital infrastructure.

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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