Scientists in eastern China say they have succeeded in controlling the flight of pigeons with micro electrodes planted in their brains, state media reported on Tuesday.
Scientists at the Robot Engineering Technology Research Centre at Shandong University of Science and Technology said their electrodes could mand them to fly right or left or up or down, news agency said，日文翻譯.
"The implants stimulate different areas of the pigeon`s brain, according to signals sent by the scientists via puter and force the bird to ply with their mands," agency said，英文翻譯.
"It`s the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world," agency quoted the centre`s chief scientist, Su Xuecheng, as saying.
Su and his colleagues, who Xinhua said had had similar success with mice in ，聽打, were improving the devices used in the experiment and hoped that the technology could be put into practical use in future.
The report did not specify what practical uses the scientists saw for the remote-controlled pigeons.
Bureau Report
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