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Sharp-eyed robot spying for rare ivory-billed woodpecker

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The majestic ivory-billed woodpecker, believed extinct for more than 60 years, still exists. To prove this, a sharp-eyed robot is on job for about four months.

3mb pixel video cameras 9The camera-lined robot has been mounted to a power line high above the bayou in eastern Arkansas. It is where; an ivory-billed woodpecker was believed to have been sighted in 2004.

The robotic so-called ACONE system has cameras capable of reading a credit card number from across a room. It also built with software that can analyze high-flying objects.

In its four months service, the robot has so far, captured video of a flock of geese and a blue heron. But, with all hopes scientists believe that it will one day image what has become the holy grail of bird-watching. Yes, the sight of an ivory-billed woodpecker.

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