Teaching birds to become petty thieves
This vending machine is for the crows to use! The point of the experiment is to create a device that will train crows to pick up change dropped on the ground and exchange it for peanuts, using this specially-designed vending machine. Video after the jump.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iihdP3b6LXw[/youtube]
“The goal of this project is to create a device that will autonomously train crows. Initially we’re training them to deposit dropped coins they find on the ground in exchange for peanuts, but eventually we hope to be able to train them to search and rescue, or to collect garbage, or who knows!” – Video here.
