Graffiti-battling drones take flight in highway cleanup program

Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) graffiti drone pilot program has taken off, literally.
The WSDOT maintenance crew in Tacoma is testing drone technology that can remove graffiti from hard-to-reach places. The drones could make quick work of painting over graffiti on tall retaining walls, bridges, and overpasses.
The drone, built from an Aquiline Endure model, uses a spray nozzle and is linked to a paint supply on the ground, WSDOT said.
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  • @johnokamoto6762
    @johnokamoto6762Ай бұрын

    Graffiti should be fined AND they should do community service removing graffiti for 30 days. If it isn't punitive, there's no incentive to stop

  • @clint120
    @clint120Ай бұрын

    The comment that says seriously? Graffiti is a big problem, damages, destroys, and values an entire neighborhood. It encourages additional graffiti and gangs. So yes, this is a great idea.

  • @jonslg240

    @jonslg240

    Ай бұрын

    I'm so glad that graffiti takes priority over bridge structural inspections & structural repairs! 😮

  • @brandonfitzgerald8705

    @brandonfitzgerald8705

    Ай бұрын

    @@jonslg240stop ruining the infrastructure and maybe the white man will build it again you leave all your little ape markings on it and why should we give you a new highway?

  • @pastureexpectationsfarm6412

    @pastureexpectationsfarm6412

    Ай бұрын

    We're not allowed to have an opinion that differs from the leftist-socialists.

  • @arthurbrumagem3844

    @arthurbrumagem3844

    Ай бұрын

    Studies have shown that once this stuff is allowed to stay it just gets worse and indeed neighborhoods go down hill faster

  • @patricktheobald8383

    @patricktheobald8383

    27 күн бұрын

    It also shows when you're coming into a city or a town how save you might be and how the city reacts to Crime yes this is a very low-level crime I agree

  • @christopherrothwell7958
    @christopherrothwell7958Ай бұрын

    How's about you just enforce the law!

  • @patricktheobald8383
    @patricktheobald8383Ай бұрын

    How about just putting the criminals in jail. I drive a semi and all the safety signs throughout Seattle Tacoma all graffiti I don't know what they're saying, that's so dangerous turn on both sides are to keep us drivers safe

  • @CosmicWatermeln

    @CosmicWatermeln

    Ай бұрын

    Arresting people doesn't magically clean up the graffiti

  • @beyondconfusion3458

    @beyondconfusion3458

    Ай бұрын

    I have a question for you is anyone harmed in this. If not then give them a simple fine for the clean up service. I don’t condone jail time for this at all, tbh I think public art places should be a thing and more embraced. Property can be fixed, sending someone to jail over this is excessive and cruel and unusual punishment for the crime. But as I said I really don’t care go look at Brooklyn, New york, you’ll see it all over. As I said it’s is harming anyone no, then what’s the point.

  • @meganwynn372

    @meganwynn372

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@beyondconfusion3458in my state, artists have been asked to help, by being chosen to paint on things like those plain grey electrical boxes, and choice public walls. Its worked a treat!! And the art is amazing. If you go to las vegas, nevada, downtown container part parking, you will see alot of huge epic art!

  • @patricktheobald8383

    @patricktheobald8383

    27 күн бұрын

    @@beyondconfusion3458 signs are there for a reason we all don't live in the same place we all travel nobody's been harmed in this video. How do you know nobody's been harmed before you don't again you give a little bit they'll take everything set the nature people. We're not all good creatures

  • @meganwynn372

    @meganwynn372

    27 күн бұрын

    Well, they can also be pretagged, local artists can be asked to ' donate ' their time to paint a colorful mural that will cause a tagger to not be very interested in tagging- because the underlying art behind, it makes their tag too hard to see. Next, taggers will have to bring primer first- I dont see the point in this drone, to be perfectly honest.

  • @punchkitten874
    @punchkitten874Ай бұрын

    Reducing the amount of crew members needed to do a job is great. Naysayers are just jealous. I can see a crew a two (operator+flagger) doing some of these jobs out of a pickup a year from now, rather than four or more with a huge truck. Moreover, this looks like an amazing small-business idea 💡

  • @joshwebb1493
    @joshwebb1493Ай бұрын

    Waste money on drones before arresting the criminals

  • @violette4841

    @violette4841

    Ай бұрын

    Why arrest criminals only to be released by the courts?

  • @rleewilson3556
    @rleewilson3556Ай бұрын

    A special license such as part 107 is not required for a tethered drone. A tether aircraft always retains a direct connection to the surface of the Earth, therefore, does not fall within FAA regulations.

  • @Pika-Chu64
    @Pika-Chu64Ай бұрын

    Why does it look like a flying gun 😂

  • @GNTRFI
    @GNTRFIАй бұрын

    Im going to buy one and use it for graffiti lol

  • @JirppaxGt

    @JirppaxGt

    29 күн бұрын

    ong bro

  • @rollinontwojohnny3586
    @rollinontwojohnny3586Ай бұрын

    Hey Mike, what is the significance of your ponytail?

  • @armandplaisancejr8937
    @armandplaisancejr8937Ай бұрын

    What about the lack of maintenance before this?

  • @user-ni1ng6eh2i
    @user-ni1ng6eh2iАй бұрын

    Love it.

  • @micbroc6435
    @micbroc6435Ай бұрын

    For those saying just catch the graffiti offenders, get real. A lot of this is getting done at 2, 3, 4 o’clock in the morning. When the already spread thin WSP is out chasing drunks and such.

  • @albeit1
    @albeit1Ай бұрын

    “Crews will spend the rest of the year dawdling.”

  • @wjksea
    @wjksea22 күн бұрын

    It would be great to hear of a sealant or silicon based product that would extend the life of concrete and repel paint so it either easily sloughs off and/or makes for an unsuitable palette.

  • @camartinwv
    @camartinwvАй бұрын

    Cool

  • @AhJodie
    @AhJodie24 күн бұрын

    Ask the people who did the graffiti how they got it up there! I think the people who did it should be hired to paint something cool that the city would like!

  • @allenross7267
    @allenross7267Ай бұрын

    Anyone else getting Demolition Man vibes?

  • @SarahBe123

    @SarahBe123

    25 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @meganwynn372
    @meganwynn37227 күн бұрын

    Tag those taggers!

  • @jeffsummstl
    @jeffsummstl27 күн бұрын

    How about a drone that finds people spray painting graffiti and spray paints graffiti on them?

  • @m9078jk3
    @m9078jk3Ай бұрын

    Soon the taggers will have their drones as well

  • @theda850two
    @theda850twoАй бұрын

    Mr. Gauger's barber died some time ago, it appears.. 🙄

  • @user-df1vc5eg6g
    @user-df1vc5eg6gАй бұрын

    I bet it will be full of runs and petertracks

  • @tonipaslay2539
    @tonipaslay2539Ай бұрын

    Awesome great job

  • @My-Pal-Hal
    @My-Pal-Hal25 күн бұрын

    Come On. Can't tell me only a Drone, can get to places homeless meth heads can get to. ... at least they put in the effort

  • @Jleed989
    @Jleed989Ай бұрын

    Now railroads need to embrace this technology to clean up all the rail cars

  • @JirppaxGt

    @JirppaxGt

    29 күн бұрын

    NO NO NO those are such nice pieces or art they dare not touch them atleast like 99% are crazy looking pieces

  • @francescobaruffi999
    @francescobaruffi999Ай бұрын

    The only negative aspect of this story is that guys ponytail

  • @brianmcneal2548
    @brianmcneal254824 күн бұрын

    They the data to run these machines from power was simulator

  • @donbaker4441
    @donbaker4441Ай бұрын

    I got ask why would it take a year for permits and licenses to test.

  • @constitutionalli7522
    @constitutionalli7522Ай бұрын

    That's funny, implying that government does anything productive or beneficial to us tax cattle. Ha! Good one

  • @dcoleman4444
    @dcoleman4444Ай бұрын

    They just created new canvases.😊

  • @animejanai4657
    @animejanai4657Ай бұрын

    Hackers should write programs to control drones. Then the drones can ADD graffitti to bridges and sides of buildings.

  • @thomasel9171
    @thomasel917128 күн бұрын

    Yknow i bet there would be less graffiti if the charges were more severe. Maybe a finger 🤔

  • @nope9966
    @nope9966Ай бұрын

    This is really to the worst of Seattles problems this is laughable gotta tackle the graffiti problem guess the use of substances n homelessness n real crime not a concern giant waste of money.

  • @AmethystEmpressDivineTarot6589
    @AmethystEmpressDivineTarot6589Ай бұрын

    Seriously? Griffitti is literally the least of our problems. Spend the money on something that matters. Smh

  • @KILLKING110

    @KILLKING110

    Ай бұрын

    Really look up Broken Windows Theory which has been proven to be true when you let stuff get tagged up and do nothing then others will start to do even worse things to the place.

  • @bf1255

    @bf1255

    Ай бұрын

    You have no clue what you’re saying. Sign up to be a cop if you’re so hip on fixing these big problems you’re so aware of.

  • @NWGTHappy
    @NWGTHappy29 күн бұрын

    HOLD DOT and the governor responsible for there bad spending habit! They spend millions of dollar and non of it is accounted for!

  • @freshestPupusa
    @freshestPupusaАй бұрын

    Graffiti adds beauty to an otherwise empty and desolate area. It doesn’t always need to be destroyed.

  • @julesjames593

    @julesjames593

    Ай бұрын

    Tag your own wall. Don't tag public places. That is just painted litter. And UGLY

  • @annbella9567

    @annbella9567

    Ай бұрын

    @@julesjames593Totally agree, if their graffiti is so great , they would be hosting their own art shows!

  • @annbella9567

    @annbella9567

    Ай бұрын

    @@julesjames593Totally agree, if their graffiti is so great , they would be hosting their own art shows!

  • @freshestPupusa

    @freshestPupusa

    Ай бұрын

    @@julesjames593 Why not add some art to an otherwise brutalist bridge wall? If not for graffiti it would be gray and dull and drab.

  • @JirppaxGt

    @JirppaxGt

    29 күн бұрын

    @@annbella9567 rather have a painted wall with your tag on it that looks good than a bland gray wall it just adds color to the empty city too

  • @palatialslumlord4938
    @palatialslumlord4938Ай бұрын

    More like "graffiti cleanup takes away crews from more important things like playing Angry Birds". No American city infrastructure cleanup or maintenance workers actually do their jobs lol

  • @anson__carter
    @anson__carterАй бұрын

    Lazy as hell 😴