By davideownzall on Skatehive
neiry.ru I think that all of us, when we walk through the city, see pigeons on the sidewalks, on the roofs, in the squares; some hate them, some are indifferent, some appreciate them. Anyway, they are part of the urban background, part of everyday life for as long as I can remember. And speaking of pigeons, I read this news that really saddened me. In Russia, the startup Neiry Group is experimenting with the use of pigeons as biodrones. You read that right, biodrones, something I had never heard of before. Basically, the animals are implanted with electrodes in the brain, connected to a small technological backpack with a controller, GPS, camera, and solar panels. Then, through electrical stimulations of specific areas of the brain, the system does not directly guide the flight, but induces the pigeon to prefer certain directions over others. Of course, the company, to make a good impression, claims that the animal remains free to fly and behave naturally, but within this perimeter of