Dead birds made into drones could spy on animals or humans

Drones combining the bodies of taxidermy pheasants and pigeons, with flapping wing mechanisms closely mimic living birds.

Researchers at New Mexico Tech have designed these lifelike drones to hover and glide but further development is required to implement a broader range of avian motions. These flapping-wing drones could help study flocks of birds or enable military spy mission.

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[frustratedpanda]

Now I know why birds always land on electric wire, they need to be recharged.

[adamrushford]

Welp, robotic spy birds actually exist now... fuck, we've arrived at dystopia

[murfseye]

. Step 1: Kill or find dead thing. Step 2: With no morality for life, pack the corpse with electronics. Step 3: Smile and celebrate the wiggling desecration. Step 4: Think of the worst most invasive use for your abomination. Step 5: In good consciousness, collect profits and never think of your own karmic future.

[peterullrich]

"Could be used in military spy missions... or to study birds". Way to cover your tracks there!

[SilverSphereSorcerer]

Imagine just flying with your friends and suddenly grandpa's body zips past you

[DavidJimenez-ehvc]

oh crap. The bird's aren't real people were right 😱

[mho...]

making bird like drones is great!, but taxidermy skins over drones?! thats some twisted, freaky horrormovie sh!t! .... just dont!

[nhmooytis]

Most people I know act like drones, but can’t fly.😂

[Lemonator]

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could they didn't stop to think if they should

[billy.mcgill]

Great, now we know this can theoretically be done with human bodies too.

[chaseburns]

I refer to this video when people say bird surveillance drones don't exist. It's not a conspiracy, it's literally in your face right here.

[TopFix]

Even in death the bird can't take a break

[artisticfilzah]

the poor birds died and their bodies dont even get to rest in peace

[sydneysekgala]

This bird lives 2 lives. Imagine if people can re use human mummified bodies as robotics

[pecheroyce]

I could help but notice that they only use Very short clips of it flying, most likely to not show it crashing and burning seconds later. 🤔

[WasBlind_NowISee]

This is going to traumatize in permanent ways to so many birds. Reconditioning them into a robotic world they never asked for has to be beyond stressful out of nowhere for them.
That disturbance alone is an overwhelming impact.

[SeanBZA]

Going to be a few very surprised raptors soon, after not getting the expected fleshy meal, but getting a mess of wires and plastic.

[fledgling]

Absolutely disgraceful and immoral to the score.

[dedusmuln]

the peregrine falcon: yo this dinner tastes like shit

[youtub]

that's a harder target to hit than those pesky spy balloons