Thursday, January 20, 2011

DOGS GUIDED REMOTELY BY STEALTH SYSTEM

New tech could turn search dogs into remotely guided super dogs that could take on risky jobs.
By Alyssa Danigelis
Discovery News

Trained dogs are smart enough to find bombs, drugs, people, and the safest way to cross the street -- but only with a capable handler nearby. Now a new system developed at Auburn University could turn canines into remotely guided "super dogs" that can take on risky tasks.

"With our system you don't have to be in eyesight, versus human guides that do have to be within sight," said David M. Bevly, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Auburn University who worked on the research.

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