New footage of new bird-like drones allegedly used by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) “Sea Dragon” commandos has been released. Apparently designed to resemble birds, like pigeons ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set ...

"Drones carry lots of noise ... The latest of the research team's work centers around stationary pigeons. "They have a camera in the neck and this can basically do real-time video or broadcasting ...

Dr. Hassanalian continued, "By using realistic pigeon drones, we can observe interactions in both natural and human-influenced environments without disturbing the animals or drawing attention." ...

To enable autonomous flight, the team fitted the robot with two propellers and an off-the-shelf drone autopilot called ... the robot,” Lentink says. The Pigeon II passed the outdoor flying ...

New Mexico professor Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian has devised a way to disguise an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – popularly known as a drone – inside a stuffed pheasant or pigeon to better study ...

The team's latest innovation involves stationary pigeon drones equipped with cameras. As reported by New Mexico Tech, these drones could perch unobtrusively in trees, offering real-time video ...

Pigeon breeder champion Frans Bungeneers shows off his winning trophies for pigeon racing in Ranst, Belgium, on Jan. 13, 2025. AP Two pigeons play in their loft in Ranst, Belgium, on Jan. 13, 2025.