Tech Breakthroughs Are Giving Animals the Power to Speak

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  • Melody Jackson and FIDO Project - NPR Feature Melody Jackson and FIDO Project - NPR Feature
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Melody Jackson, a computer scientist at Georgia Tech, has been outfitting service dogs with computerized vests, so that in an emergency they can find another human and pull a mechanical lever on the vest that triggers an audio message: My handler needs you to come with me!

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College of Computing, School of Interactive Computing

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FIDO Project, Melody Jackson, School of Interactive Computing
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  • Created By: Tyler Sharp
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 7, 2015 - 4:50am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:27pm