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Scientists re-engineer dead birds into drones that may one day spy on humans, wildlife

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Flapping-wing drones camouflaged with the bodies of taxidermy birds could help study flocks of wild birds or enable military spy missions, but they’re not yet the most efficient flyers

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The Independent

Dead birds engineered into drones that may one day spy on humans, wildlife

Researchers combined taxidermy bird parts and drone mechanisms to model general appearance and motions of birds

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

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1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Pictured: Dead birds used to create drones

Team do not harm wildlife and say technology has not been developed for espionage

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sapo

Dead birds “come to life” as drones for espionage

Researchers from the New Mexico Tech Institute in the United States are using bird carcasses to manufacture more “natural” drones, with wings that mimic the movement of real animals. The “bio-drones” are able to imitate...

1 year ago·Portugal

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Giant Freakin Robot

Scientists Are Turning Dead Birds Into Creepy Flying Drones

Scientists are making dead birds into covert drones in an effort to observe nature without disrupting the environment. The post Scientists Are Turning Dead Birds Into Creepy Flying Drones appeared first on GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT.

1 year ago·Portland, United States

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Gizmodo

Researchers Are Turning Taxidermied Birds Into Drones

A reliable approach to creating a machine that can walk, run, swim, or fly like an animal is to simply copy Mother Nature’s work. There’s a good reason Boston Dynamics’ SPOT looks like a dog. But to create drones that fly, move, and even look like birds, researchers from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and…Read more...

1 year ago·United States

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