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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

Japanese tech giant deploys laser drones to protect chickens — drones are hoped to prevent the spread of avian flu

A laser system to scare away wild birds and animals.

Japanese telecommunications and tech giant NTT has designed a laser drone system to protect poultry farms. NTT e-Drone Technology Co., Ltd worked closely with NTT East Japan Co., Ltd, and the government of Chiba Prefecture to develop a laser system to scare wild birds away from the farms (machine translation). The idea is to reduce or eliminate the spread of avian influenza from unwanted feathered visitors like crows and pigeons.

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