Remote Control of Pigeons by Chinese

[EagleEyes]

Xinhua News Agency said the scientists at the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center at Shandong University of Science and Technology in eastern China used the micro electrodes to command the bird to fly right or left, and up or down, the AP reports.

The implants stimulated different areas of the pigeon's brain according to electronic signals sent by the scientists via computer, mirroring natural signals generated by the brain, Xinhua quoted chief scientist Su Xuecheng as saying.

It was the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world, said Su, who conducted a similar successful experiment on mice in 2005.

 

[EagleEyes]

I guess these can be used to bring down aircrafts?

 

[Owais]

I guess these can be used to bring down aircrafts?

hope to see that kind of integration on ostrich lol so that we can shoot down US B-52 Bombers.

 

[EagleEyes]

I think they can only be used effectively near the enemys base area. I wonder if it could be fitted with camera. :S But then there will be no difference between a UAV.

 

[A.Rahman]

how about suicide pigeon bombers?

 

[A.Rahman]

hope to see that kind of integration on ostrich lol so that we can shoot down US B-52 Bombers.

Ostrich cant fly.

 

[melb4aust]

Ostrich cant fly.

Yeah unless they fit them with airframes as well

 

[Adux]

Actually they could have taped her head properly, it seems so inhumane.
Not when I am eating it though...lol

 

[EagleEyes]

I am pretty sure that the pigeon was not hurt. Otherwise it is likely that it would not be alive. Some sort of injection was probably given in order to perform the surgery. However, how the controlling is done may well be a simple torture.

 

[Neo]

Nonetheless it looks horrible, performing a Hannibal Lector act on a pidgeon is inhunmane!
I'm a great lover of pets and wild animals, please don't hurt them.

 

[EagleEyes]

Neo, now days even human lives dont have a value. Animals are nothing.

They will probably even clone the pigeons if they need to meet the certain number of requirements.

 

[Adux]

Nonetheless it looks horrible, performing a Hannibal Lector act on a pidgeon is inhunmane!
I'm a great lover of pets and wild animals, please don't hurt them.

exactly what i thought, the movie came flashing on to my mind, even if they do it, atleast tape the little bird, flesh exposed in that way is very inhumane

 

[Neo]

Neo, now days even human lives dont have a value. Animals are nothing.

They will probably even clone the pigeons if they need to meet the certain number of requirements.

Unfortunate but true.

 

[Owais]

Yeah unless they fit them with airframes as well

and they can also shoot down If a mashine gun is fitted in that airframe.
also, ostrich and also used as tank hunters