I can't wait until news comes out about cats or hawks killing and eating them.
this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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This an an absolutely exceptional claim that would put the company decades beyond any tech I have seen. They are claiming remote control of a complicated animal in flight. They also claim it is without training and over distances impossible for a bird as small as a pigeon to carry radio gear.
This is not believable without any evidence.
Propaganda mills run 24hrs in time of war. All sectors of industry are often involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Propaganda_Works
I absolutely do not believe these claims until they're independently verified
I’m not sure propaganda has ever been more intense and widespread than it is now with ubiquitous tech addiction
Pretty sure I saw this one before… something something, wunderwaffen technology.
That is what I was getting out without trying to use the loaded words.
Indeed "thousands of km" is far fetched:
some of which are expected to be sent thousands of kilometers away while others remain in Moscow for further trials.
Well... The electronics are solar powered, so it's not like batteries would run out. I'm not sure there are really limits on the flight range of a pigeon. I have to assume they'd be allowed to eat.
I don't think they could cross an ocean.
How would they be controlled though?
I have no idea, controlling an animal's brain is obviously the hard part too believe. But I don't see how that affects their range. It's a bird, birds naturally migrate thousands of miles.
It would effect their range because they would either need heavy equipment, like a fuckin star link dish strapped to their backs, or heavy radio equipment of some kind or something. Even if the "brain chip" is microscopic, you still need it to be able to send and receive a signal I would think, unless they intend to just operate it when it happens to be near a WiFi signal or something I guess?
Cruise missiles often use pre-programmed guidance systems, or total automation with just set of GPS waypoints to reach. That's a pretty sensible appropriate because the nature of the device is as a long range weapon that often ventures far into enemy territory. If you needed to stay in constant communication, radio jamming would become a serious liability. I'd imagine this is very similar in its design goals, so they'd likely use a similar approach.
At any rate, I don't expect the guidance to be the hard part, GPS navigation is not that hard to implement. (or GLONASS, in this particular case)
Also... If the US were doing this, they actually could use star link. Star link direct to cell phone connectivity is actually in beta right now and it works. If the pigeon could carry a striped down iPhone (it doesn't need a screen, speaker, microphone, etc), then it could actually carry a communications device that could be in constant contact. I wouldn't recommend Russia try that on starlink though, given that it's an American company.
Or just preprogram the commands before installing and let it run autonomously.
I've heard of the particular people behind that particular company achieving similar things 12 years ago with, eh, humans. That's of the "bloody regime horror stories" genre. There will be no proof.
Also honestly
would put the company decades beyond any tech I have seen
why not? They have plenty of money and expertise. Something you don't want to believe? Too bad, neither do I.
according to Forbes Russia and a company statement
duh
edit: as for radio, if it's not required to be realtime it would make a lot of sense to carry sd cards instead, provides lower energy consumption too
You are putting a lot of faith in a people that can't even build a competent tank.
You do, of course, understand that this has nothing in common with building a tank?
You do also understand that (just guessing) if you're from a German instance, then probably everyone of consequence involved in designing military hardware in Russia has better knowledge of their domain area than people analogous to them from German MIC and military? Simply due to experience gained. That does apply to tanks.
Anyway. I don't know if it's real, but you just go and read whose company it is. It might be.
I know I'm just theorizing
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If it's like the bug experiments, they aren't controlling its muscles granularly but guiding the whole critter through pain/aversion. Going left hurts, bird goes right type deal
Those guys at Birds Aren't Real are having a "told you so!" moment right now.
Birds Aren't Real Guy is probably getting a second pump-and-dump scam going right this very moment...
Came for this, left satisfied.
The company plans to use the biodrones for extended monitoring of power transmission lines, gas distribution nodes and other infrastructure, as well as for environmental surveys, industrial inspections, search-and-rescue missions and additional security monitoring
Sure thing buddy. We all know what these are actually for you colossal piece of shit.
If it's actually true and not the usual Russian bullshit they can only back up with bots.
Stop these bots. Show me something concrete. No actual showcases or even knowledge behind this means its just words.
Then tomorrow they'll invent teleportation during lunch break. Russia is such an advanced state, and defintely not shithole running out a cash propaganda machine governed by a stupid afraid-of-death human stain
Ha ha, I can't believe anyone would still peddle this dumb propaganda nonsense :-) Come on OP, can we move on from that embarrassing con-job already ?
Upon reflection, I agree it is probably just propaganda. Should I leave the post up though?
The top comment here is making valid points casting doubt on its veracity. Isn't that a good thing?
Dudes' been playing Fallout show...
Same company that did the Pythia rat experiment https://neiry.ru/analytica/tpost/p1o2t7kbt1-predstavlyaem-krisu-kotoraya-umnee-bolsh
From the article
The rat has already correctly answered hundreds of scientific questions - about quasars, myelin shells, Python and Albert Einstein's birthday. The experiment continues every day, the number of rats with a neural interface is also growing.
Pile it High and Deep PHD work.
This will lead to unintended consequences of Russian citizens killing any bird they see, which will mirror the Chinese famine from years ago where they did the same, but that led to an increase of crop killing insects which led to widespread famine.
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I would like to go back to the times when I could easily tell a joke from reality. To go, please.
No.
Yeah, yeah. Most likely just a wireless camera glued to a bird.
Bull - and what's more - shit
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