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Learn about autonomous drones by volunteering for drone piloting

NAUST Robotics Bogense Part-time Freelance

Salary Unpaid

NAUST Robotics is a Danish startup, working towards eliminating bird damage in agriculture using autonomous drones. In order to prove the effectiveness of our drone, we are organizing the largest bird scaring project with drones. We will stand on a field in Bogense which has a huge bird problem, and scare away birds with our custom built drone. Since this requires people to be present on the field for 4-6 weeks from the morning to the evening every day, we are looking for volunteers to help us out and fly our drone. The tasks are:

Monitor the field and check if birds (geese) are present
If the geese are there, launch our drone
Collect data about birds using our template

We need people to spend at least 3-4 hours on the field. In return, we can introduce you to how does this wonderful technology work, the basics of drone flying, and our autonomous system.

Some snacks and drinks will be provided during the days :)

You can read about the project on our website at: https://www.naustrobotics.com/bird-scaring-project/

If you are interested or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

For more information or questions please contact us at bm@naustrobotics.com or phone number +4522449761

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours

Free coffee / tea

Skill development

Work life balance

Free office snacks

Remote work allowed

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NAUST Robotics upgrades agriculture with autonomous drones. The main problem we are solving is bird damage on farms, which can easily be 50-70% if the land is close to the water. As current bird scaring techniques are ineffective in the long run, farmers are exposed to damage, losing over 50.000 EUR per 100 Ha (wheat fields). We solve this with an autonomous drone flying over the fields, equipped with speakers. Emitting special sounds that birds recognize as danger, we will push them out of the crops, back to natural areas where they can feed without conflict. A landing platform laying on the field will recharge and shelter the drone, allowing the whole system to operate autonomously. Furthermore, the user will be able to check the real time status and modify the settings from our mobile app! Additionally, in the future we aim to equip special cameras on the bottom of the drone to collect high quality periodical images for crop monitoring practices. This will lead to save time and resources for the farmer, such as tons of chemical pesticides thrown to the field without knowledge. Our vision is to implement affordable autonomous drone solution to automate simple tasks and save time for society.