Retired engineer uses AI tech to keep geese off Charles River dock in Cambridge – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) – Members of the Riverside Boat Club on the Charles River are using a new AI sprinkler system to take aim at pesky geese and the mess they leave behind.

“A lot of us, we launch quite early, around 5:30, and some members even earlier than that, and when we show up, there’s just geese poop everywhere,” said rower Sean Richardson.

Andrew Roy, a club member and retired engineer, decided he’d use his skills to solve the goose poop problem.

“And there’s a lot of it. It’s not a good way to start the day,” Roy said.

Using motion-detecting cameras Roy installed above the docks, along with AI image recognition, the system can spot and identify the geese before spraying them with water.

“It’s pretty basic stuff. It’s just a matter of taking the right pieces and putting them together,” Roy said.

“If it’s a goose, I …