Crow Vending Machine

"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!" --http://www.wireless.is/crows/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• crow
• vending
• machine
• corvidlearning
• learning
• crows
• coins
• intelligence
• intelligent
• feeding

[RapidFire176]

crows > seagulls

[robaralis]

looks like the seagulls are not nearly as bright

[batmanrules1014]

You need to mount a camera on the machine.

[aaaarrrgggghh]

I love crows, they are the most intelligent birds. People who hate them must be stupid, they are probably snake or rat lovers

[VernulaOfDeus]

Crows aren't hated by everyone; just some people. All different people have all different reactions to all different things. I for one (thought) I hated crows before (I later found out those birds actually grackles xP). Then, I thought about how unfair & judgmental I was being, gave them a chance, googled crows, and found out how smart they are. I respect grackles, crows, and all birds now, and I LOVE Crows. I also love seagulls, but crows and wolves are my favorite animals x3

[2hotinaz]

Seagulls would have done all that stuff TOO had the lure been booze rather than peanuts! We used to go to a tavern on the water with outdoor seating. There were hundreds of begging seagulls. They loved pizza crusts soaked in beer. You could actually get them drunk! They would always go for the pizza soaked in beer before the plain pizza. I'm sure they were ALL alcoholics within a short time. Crows have more sense...they wouldn't TOUCH the beer-soaked pizza crusts. (They DID covet your jewelry!)

[macaddict34]

I don’t understand why crows are hated so much. All they did was exploit the resources we gave them. We have perhaps the most intelligent creature living all around us and the most common first reaction is “KILL”!

[ravetunes]

shoot the lot of those dirty mother fuckers now!!!

[AppleStyxdotcom]

every crow looks like hes up to something and every seagull looks like they're completely lost

[evolnemesis1]

The seagulls are just milling around like 'morons trying to figure out where the food is.. They know there must be some cause there are all those other birds there, but finding none laying around they just look confused.

[geandily]

@TheBirchswinger Except people have already been taught how to do that.. we just choose not to for various reasons... laziness.. bitterness.. etc :P

[geandily]

@RapidFire176 Finally somebody with the courage to stand up and say what we've all been thinking.