Service suspended ... Google home delivery drone is attacked by crows

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In Australia, delivery drones were repeatedly attacked by birds, forcing them to suspend service in some parts of Canberra. Wing, a courier service provider, said it would wait for researchers to assess bird behavior. The man who filmed the drone being attacked said it was "a matter of time" that the drone crashed. Wing, which provides home delivery services by drone in Canberra, the capital of Australia, is said to have been forced to temporarily suspend the service because the drone continues to be attacked by the crows guarding the nest. Wing, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, has been delivering everything from 2019 to residents in Canberra, including coffee, medicine and office supplies. However, the company announced on September 21 that it would suspend services in some areas of Canberra after multiple reports of crow attacks on drones. The Canberra Times reported. In Canberra, lockdowns (city blockades) by the new coronavirus are currently continuing, and demand for drone delivery is skyrocketing. Every morning, Ben Roberts, a local inhabitant who used the drone service to order coffee, posted a video online of a crow attack. "It was only a matter of time before the crows crashed the drone. You think the drone is a terminator or something," Roberts told The Canberra Times. Birds such as magpies, hawks and wedge-tailed eagle are also known to attack drones. Click here for the video. According to ABC News Australia, Wing said in a statement to local customers that "some birds are territorial and raiding moving objects in the area. I'm confirming. " A Wing spokeswoman told Insider that the drone in this video completed delivery after being attacked and returned to the facility. The company's drone also said, "We have multiple levels of redundancy so that we can continue to operate safely even if this happens." Wing said it was suspending service to a "limited number" of customers, but did not provide specific numbers. The service will not be affected except in some areas. Ornithologist Neil Hermes told ABC News Australia that the crows are very territorial but have never attacked a drone. "Crows raid dogs and move around their nests, but attacking drones is new," Harms said. Wayne Condon, chief pilot and instructor at UAV Training Australia, told ABC News Australia that drone operators should avoid nesting sites that they already know. .. "After all, the sky belongs to the birds and we are the visitors. If we act quickly, we can only pray that we can save the drone and not hurt the birds!" Condon said the Canberra Times. Told to. In August, also in Brisbane, Australia, a tragic accident occurred in Brisbane, Australia, where her mother, who tried to escape the magpie assault, stumbled and her five-month-old baby in her arms fell and died. There is. From the editorial department: This article has been updated with the original text, and some of the comments from the wing have been added.