Alaska DOT tests robotic dog for use in airport wildlife mitigation

Alaska Department of Transportation is testing a robotic dog for future use in wildlife mitigation at Fairbanks International Airport. DOT program manager Ryan Marlow demonstrates the Boston Dynamics robot works in Anchorage on March 26, 2024. (Marc Lester / ADN)

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thIS IS LITERALLY AN EXCESSIVE WASTE OF MONEY!! Bird strikes happen off the ground, or far away from anywhere this ridiculous robot will be. and even feeding a real dog and training it and housing it is far cheaper than the robot and infrustructure for the robot, and the controller, and the technician. People will actually sit herewith a straight face and act like this isn't just a huge waste of money whilst Anchorage has literal piles of trash and homeless encampments all over the city!