Sit. Stay. Call 911: FIDO Vest Gives Service Dogs An Upgrade

*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************

External News Details
Media
  • Melody Jackson and FIDO Project - NPR Feature Melody Jackson and FIDO Project - NPR Feature
    (image/jpeg)

A new vest that has GPS, can place a 911 call and talk back like Siri is being developed for service dogs. Melody Jackson (Interactive Computing) talks about the FIDO project and the growing number of applications to which it can be adapted. 

Additional Information

Groups

GVU Center

Categories
Computer Science/Information Technology and Security
Keywords
computing, FIDO, wearable technology
Status
  • Created By: Joshua Preston
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 21, 2015 - 5:44am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:27pm