Hawk from the University of Oxford wears a tech backpack made by students. May 2025
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This ‘backpack’ is unlocking how hawks see the world

Students at the University of Oxford have designed a custom "backpack" for hawks, which contains a camera and computer, to decode how birds of prey see and navigate their environment. Their findings could one day be used to help make robots, such as drones, more efficient.

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