Bird strikes can cause costly damage at airports and are dangerous to aircraft, and the effect of a collision with an aircraft can even be fatal. But a Canadian airport hopes to resolve this problem by using'Robird' - a drone that mimics the flight of a falcon. The lifelike falcon drone can be used to chase off birds, convincing them that it's a real life predator. 'This is a historic step for the Robird and our company,' says Nico Nijenhuis (pictured), the CEO of Clear Flight Solutions, the company that makes the Robird The Robird will scare real birds away from Edmonton International Airport, Canada's largest airport in terms of surface area, starting at the end of May. Flocks in the vicinity will be scared off by the combination of silhouette and wing movement.