Have you ever wondered what your dogs really feel? Would you also like to know that you are treating your living animal correctly? Are you sure that your friend on all fours is satisfied and calm in your company? If this question has bothered or still bothers you, then we may have a real line for you.
A South Korean startup claims that it has developed a collar that can translate dogs’ emotions into human language, and identify mainly five types of emotions, so that you can now know if they are happy, angry, sad, anxious or calm.
The innovative collar creates over 3 years of long research that included analysis of 10,000 sound samples and barking of 50 dog breeds and is able, the researchers claim, to give owners real-time information about the dog’s basic moods, and literally translate them so owners know what their dog really feels. This is of course from constant monitoring of the dog’s fitness level and overall activity status. “We actually gave a voice to the dogs so the owners would understand them better,” Andrew Gil, chief scientist for the new startup named Petpuls, told Reuters.
An illustration of the innovative capabilities of the device is the ability to better understand the behavior of dogs in different situations that can be interpreted. For example, a young Border Collie dog named Mon Sai Mi, does not like to lose and is even angry about it. This is in addition to the sad feelings he feels when he is left alone at home. According to Moon Sai Mi, “I played with the dog and thought he was happy with the game, but the device told me he was actually angry that he lost to me just like humans don’t like to lose,” she said.
Those who examined the collar are scientists from the National University of Seoul, who note that “it has 90 percent success in deciphering the dogs’ feelings and reactions to their owners.” According to scientists, it is “the first device of its kind that decodes the emotions of animals through their voices by artificial intelligence.”
Now, the lab that developed the device is pricing it at $ 99, a relatively low amount for a device that can translate animal feelings into its owner. If it is a reliable and real product, then the world animal care market is huge and rolls in more than $ 138 billion every year. In this respect, the collar has real potential to bring very large profits to its developers.