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Weekly Innovation: Harness Could Allow Dogs, Humans To CommunicateNovember 6, 2014 Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a high-tech dog harness that they say allows dogs and humans to communicate using a computer. The prototype harness, called the Cyber-Enhanced Working Dog, has sensors that collect and interpret dogs’ behavioral signals, and humans are able to send them appropriate commands. |
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New Technology Helps Humans Communicate With DogsNovember 5, 2014 The numerous work and companion dogs we have today are the result of the domestication of gray wolves thousands of years ago. Although dogs have learned to learn some aspects of human behavior, human-dog communication is still relatively primitive. In a new study, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technology for providing better communication between dogs and humans, which has applications for search and rescue, service dogs and for training our pets, reported NC State News. |
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Dogs and People Are Always Communicating: Do We Need a Translator?November 1, 2014 And it when it comes to understanding our dogs – despite our intelligence and history with dogs which dates back thousands of years, sometimes we’re simply better at understanding what our dogs are trying to say than at other times when we completely misinterpret. With all this in mind, North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets. |
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Dog Harness Designed to Help Canines Communicate With OwnersOctober 31, 2014 Dogs communicate primarily through body language, and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely, said Dr. David Roberts, assistant professor of computer science at NC state and co-author of the study. “So we can determine when they’re sitting, standing, running, etc., even when they’re out of sight- a harness-mounted computer the size of a deck of cards transmits those data wirelessly.” |
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This computerized harness might be the dog translator we’ve been waiting forOctober 30, 2014 We may have been thinking about how dogs “talk” far too narrowly. Researchers at North Carolina State University are developing a special platform that lets humans communicate more clearly with their their furry best friends. Unlike previous attempts at a translator, this two-way body harness doesn’t rely solely on vocalizations; it uses an animal’s movements to discern what they might be feeling, and what they might be trying to tell you. |
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Technology Aims to Improve Communication Between Dogs and HumansOctober 30, 2014 North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets. |
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New tech aims to improve communication between dogs and humansOctober 30, 2014 North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets. |
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The hi-tech ‘dog translator’ backpack that lets you communicate with your canine companionOctober 30, 2014 ‘We’ve developed a platform for computer-mediated communication between humans and dogs that opens the door to new avenues for interpreting dogs’ behavioral signals and sending them clear and unambiguous cues in return,’ said Dr. David Roberts of North Carolina State University, who developed the system. |
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Tap to fetch: Scientists connect phones with cyber-enhanced dogsOctober 30, 2014 The Cyber-Enhanced Working Dog (CEWD) project is the brainchild of David Roberts and Alper Bozkurt, both professors at North Carolina State University. It might sound like something from “Terminator,” but the dogs aren’t getting super-strength or Austrian accents. |
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Hi-Tech Harness Helps Dogs and People CommunicateOctober 30, 2014 Not quite sure what your goldendoodle means when she barks? A new, tech-laden harness could change that. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a prototype of a harness to allow dogs and people to communicate more seamlessly. |
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New tech aims to improve communication between dogs and humansOctober 30, 2014 North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets. |
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Researchers use wearable sensors to better communicate with dogsOctober 30, 2014 Sometimes it can be difficult to get your canine companion to get the commands you’re giving, but there could be an easier way in the future. Researchers at North Carolina State University are working on a means to improve those communication skills with the help of a smattering of gadgets. The team developed a harness that carries tech for two-way chatting, packing sensors that monitor posture to pick up on a dog’s behavioral cues. There are also haptic items built in to enhance the human portion of the equation with software that interprets speech into easily understood signals. |
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NCSU researchers claim better software for electric vehiclesOctober 28, 2014 Owners of electric vehicles often face anxiety when it comes to how far their car’s charge can really take them, but a new approach from North Carolina State University researchers using big data could change the way electric vehicle owners think about recharges. |
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New software could get rid of EV range anxiety by making better estimates of rangeOctober 27, 2014 Researchers at North Carolina State University have made it harder for anyone to use range anxiety as an excuse for not wanting to own an electric car. A team of computer engineering professors has created software that more accurately estimates the amount of miles the car has left on a battery charge than the current technology being used in the vehicles. |
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NCSU Engineers Offer Solution to Raleigh Transportation ProblemsOctober 24, 2014 Two NCSU engineers believe rapid transit cars on elevated guideways could connect N.C. State’s campus. |