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AI drones, robot bees, bird conservation, Hawai‘i honeycreepers, sterile mosquitoes, IdentiFlight, wind farm eagles, MIT robotic insect, pollination robots, Wildlife Drones, Freefly Systems, conservation technology.

AI DRONES vs ROBOT BEES — who actually saves birds now?
In this episode we separate lab hype from field wins. Drones with AI vision are already preventing eagle strikes at wind farms and delivering mosquito-control pods to rescue Hawaiian honeycreepers, while “robot bees” remain impressive but lab-bound prototypes. We dig into what works today, what’s coming next, and how to use tech without disturbing wildlife.

What you’ll learn
• How AI cameras trigger turbine curtailment to protect eagles
• Why Hawai‘i used drones to deploy sterile-mosquito pods against avian malaria
• Where robotic pollinators stand (MIT’s fingertip robo-insect breakthroughs—and limits)
• Best practices so drones don’t stress the very birds we’re trying to help

Chapters
00:00 – Drones vs Robo-Bees (cold open)
01:20 – Pollinators in peril (why this matters)
05:20 – Data dive: what works today vs tomorrow
11:20 – Host debate: inspire vs impact
15:04 – Case studies that move the needle
20:24 – Community spotlight
23:28 – Future outlook
25:28 – Key takeaways & call to action

Tools & ethics (important)
• Don’t disturb wildlife: keep ample distance and avoid nesting sites
• Know the law: FAA Part 107 or Recreational UAS rules in the U.S.
• When in doubt, skip the flight and use ground cameras

Sources & further reading
Wind farms & eagles (IdentiFlight):
• The Peregrine Fund (research summary): https://peregrinefund.org/news-releas...

• Journal of Applied Ecology (open PDF): https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wil...

• USGS summary: https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/702...

• Multi-year performance update (2025): https://www.identiflight.com/blog/mul...

Hawai‘i honeycreepers & drones:
• American Bird Conservancy (2025): https://abcbirds.org/news/avian-malar...

• Context overview (2024): https://www.theguardian.com/environme...

AI + drones for waterfowl:
• University of Missouri (2025): https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/dron...

• StateScoop (2025): https://statescoop.com/missouri-ai-dr...

Pollinator monitoring (POLLi):
• UWaterloo HCI Lab (2024): https://uwaterloo.ca/pdais/news/hci-l...

• Project page: https://gilclark.github.io/polli/

Robot bees — promise & limits:
• MIT News (2025): https://news.mit.edu/2025/fast-agile-...

• Potts et al. (2018) critique (open PDF): https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/77936/1...

• Walmart patent coverage (2018): https://www.businessinsider.com/walma...

Drone ethics & rules:
• USFWS guidance: https://www.fws.gov/story/keeping-wil...

• 2023 meta-analysis (nesting birds & altitude): https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss2...

• FAA overview: https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_...

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