Automated AI-Based Pigeon Defense System
A Reddit user built an automated pigeon deterrent using a neural network, camera, and water gun. It employs an open-vocabulary object detection model (yolo_world_v2l) on an Orange Pi 5's NPU and can be programmed for any target.
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Automated pigeon defense system (v.redd.it)
submitted 1 month ago by muxamilian
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Camera captures video
Neural network recognizes pigeon
Watergun turns toward pigeon
Spray pigeon with watergun
Components:
- Electric battery-driven water gun (disassembled, orange)
- USB camera
- Orange Pi 5
- 2 servo motors (SG90 or MG90S)
- Resistors and a transistor for turning on the watergun (e.g. IRLZ44N)
It uses an open vocabulary object detection neural network (yolo_world_v2l), so any target can be programmed, not just pigeons. Runs on the Rockchip 3588's Neural Processing Unit.
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