July 21, 2009

A device that translates a dog's barks into words

Your dog will soon start talking to you, all thanks to Japanese inventors who have come up with a device that can detect a dog's emotion from its bark and translate it into human words.

The talking gadget called Bowlingual Voice is developed by Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy.

It detects six emotions in total- including sadness, joy and frustration – with a recorded repertoire of spoken phrases such as "play with me".

The revolutionary gadget comprises of a microphone placed around the dog's neck and a hand-held unit-operating device for pet owners to carry.

When the dog barks, the microphone records the sound and transmits the data to the owner's hand-held device, which then "translates" it into what the dog is apparently suggesting.

A speech synthesizer audibly makes the owner aware of the dog's intentions, which also appears on the screen of the wireless hand-held unit.

An answering machine function can also record the dog's expressions of desire when owners are absent.

The technologically modified version of a basic model introduced seven years ago will be available for 129 pounds in Japan from next month.

The original Bowlingual translated emotions onto a screen without sound.

ANI

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8 comments:

WV Geek said...

My master made me this collar. He is a good and smart master and he made me this collar so that I may speak. Squirrel!

Anonymous said...

This sounds cool... squirrel!! What were we talking about?

Anonymous said...

Haha!
"I'm going to pee on the floor."

NipsyLinz said...

roll that beautiful bean footage

Anonymous said...

I sure as hell wouldnt want to know what my cats are thinking.. it could be like

"Give me food you fat idiot, be happy i havent killed u in your sleep already."

Anonymous said...

Things like this take the fun out of being a dog owner. Part of what creates that special bond between a Dog and it's owner is the owners intuition and understanding of the dogs feelings regardless of verbal communication. I can see how this may be helpful to some but I truly doubt that it serves any real function.

Anonymous said...

He's referring to Up hahaha

that movie was cute

Anonymous said...

Seriously though.. you can't tell me you don't know people who don't have a clue what their dog wants or needs.. so this maybe helpful for the clueless ;)