On the internet, the old saying goes, nobody knows you’re a dog – but that could be set to change with the invention of a device which helps pets place video calls to their owners. The system, dubbed DogPhone, is the first of its kind to empower animals to use the internet to contact their owners. In … Continue reading DogPhone Could Empower ‘Pandemic Pups’ to Stay In Touch With Their Owners
Interspecies Information Systems: An Interview with Dirk van der Linden
After spending a lot of time studying how people design, use and think about technologies for animals, Dirk van der Linden from Northumbria University started to ponder how to improve data-driven technologies that inform us about animals. While Dirk kept hearing the phrase "data, data, data", he began to wonder what people need the data … Continue reading Interspecies Information Systems: An Interview with Dirk van der Linden
Researchers Find Dogs Prefer Robots to Look like Dog-Like But Dog Owners Do Not
Robots are increasingly being used in our homes, from robot vacuums to help with cleaning to using voice-agents to play music. Especially for social robots such as Siri and Alexia which communicate with us, these robots take many different forms, from having human-like faces and features to static boxes that talk in human voices. Recently … Continue reading Researchers Find Dogs Prefer Robots to Look like Dog-Like But Dog Owners Do Not
Scientists develop a sound device to allow monkeys living in a Finnish zoo to play sounds and music
Aalto University researchers designed a sound device for white-face sakis living in Korkesaari Zoo. Photo: Annika Sorjonen / Korkeasaari Zo Sound is a promising way to stimulate zoo animals and increase their welfare, as shown by a study from Aalto University collaborating with Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo. Researchers built a device that plays different sounds for … Continue reading Scientists develop a sound device to allow monkeys living in a Finnish zoo to play sounds and music
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