"Legit" probably isn't the right word, but it was definitely a discussed subject in many soviet circles. Given that the brain transmits impulses electrically, many scientists on both sides of the wall debated the idea of whether or not those same impulses could be linked to a machine. A dog in a mechanized suit could theoretically be trained to fight like a common soldier.
Soviet's also practiced on dogs transplanting heads, weren't very successful since they couldn't repair the nerve damage so the dogs were paralyzed and then died but it they did it for science.
a lot of stuff that is vital to our society today were pioneered by "mad doctors" of the past for instance, dr.frankenstein was inspired by a "insane scientist who tried to bring people back to life by using electricity" and yes. even tho people like mengel were poor excuses for scientists, their tests, and the results they recorded, are vital for medical science.specially so since these sort of tests cant be reproduced in modern era due to obvious reasons.
easily trained, less likely to get existential crisis about being a monster whose only reason to exist is to kill things, more loyal,doesnt need much in its spare time.
Why NOT use a dog?
A dog can be trained and is, compared to a human, morally more "disposable" than a human. So it kinda made perfect sense to use a doggy
Im not sure, but i guess not apes because they haven't been broken down to be servants for many generations?
and dying humans probably can't handle the operation in their weakness, while dead humans probably already lost a fair amount of braincells due to lack of oxygen im not basing this on facts, these are just conclusions that make sense to me
They actually managed to decapitate a dog, and bring it's head back to life. It responded to light, to sounds and do touches, but just looked sad and hurt. **** was sad, but interesting.