Alaska’s new robotic security dog will be used to haze wildlife at the Fairbanks airport

Alaska Department of Transportation’s robotic dog walks through snow on March 26, 2024, in Anchorage. DOT is testing the robot for future use in wildlife mitigation at Fairbanks International Airport. is being tested to spook wildlife at Fairbanks International Airport while disguised as a coyote or fox, a state agency said.on Instagram of the robo-dog. The agency named it Aurora, calling it the department’s “new hire.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety has no plans to use robots as a surveillance or more general public safety tool in Alaska, agency spokesperson Austin McDaniel said. Alaska Department of Transportation program manager Ryan Marlow demonstrates a Boston Dynamics robotic dog on March 26, 2024, in Anchorage. DOT is testing the robot for future use in wildlife mitigation at Fairbanks International Airport.

The teams are part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, which partner with airports to provide the critical service of preventing plane-wildlife encounters.can be expensive and dangerous

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