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Technology Is Giving Dogs Their DayA team of researchers at Georgia Tech’s Animal Computer Interaction Lab is developing vests for dogs that have canine-friendly inputs such as bite pads and levers, as well as touch sensors that dogs operate with their cold, wet noses. Pulling a lever with their mouth or biting a pad would send out a signal or play a message to its human counterpart. Such vests could be used for rescue dogs that need to signal handlers, or helper dogs that need to request human assistance.
Read the full interview here: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/12/10/technology-is-giving-dogs-their-day/#.VmrF86SBHpY
