Taxidermy Birds Can Be Used as Drones for

Spying on Wildlife—and People

DRONESdisguised within the zombified dead bodies of animals, designed to sneakily spy on animals, may also be used to keep an eye on people.

At the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech 2023 Forum, researchers from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology presented their recent findings that dead birds could be used to make drones appear more natural, combining wing-flapping mechanics with the real body of a bird.

"Instead of using artificial materials for building drones, we can use the dead birds and re-engineer them as a drone," lead author Mostafa Hassanalian, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at New Mexico Tech, told New Scientist.

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