The team’s first commercially available product is a specifically-designed button that service dogs can press to help turn on corresponding appliances at home, like a lamp, a kettle, or a fan. The ...

Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) is an emerging field dedicated to designing and evaluating technologies that enhance interspecies communication and interactivity. This domain not only focuses on ...

This talk will explore key ideas in the emerging field of animal-computer interaction, and the ways in which our technologies are increasingly involved in the lives of animals. This creates both ...

Most pet owners would admit to talking to their animals, but few can say that their furry friends talk back (Well, beyond “Rub my belly, please” and “I would like you to keep throwing this ball for ...

Efforts to understand the language of animals using technology have ranged from a promising dolphin translation tool to the absurd WhatsYapp dog collar. Now researchers at the University of Nottingham ...

Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas's work is undertaken as part of a PhD at the University of Central Lancashire. Imagine leaving your dog at home while it turns on the smart TV and chooses a programme to watch.

Nancy’s primary research is focused on understanding the relationship between digital technologies and the environment, which includes work in sustainability, environmental justice, animal-computer ...

An international team of researchers is the first to successfully apply machine learning toward understanding collective animal behavior from raw data such as video without tracking each individual.