iRobot Goes to the Dogs
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The consumer robotics specialist gets down and dirty with its new workshop automaton.
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Dog owners have long maintained that their pooches have a lot more going on between their furry ears than scientists acknowledge. Now, new research is adding to the growing evidence that man's best friend thinks a lot more than many humans have believed.
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It's Reg vs Rollo Do pets eventually resemble their owners? Or do owners get to look like their pets? It's heck of a conundrum - but one we might now be a little closer to solving. For the past fortnight it's been hard to escape the animated faces of "Joan", or "George" the graphical representations of what we're told is a new breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence. TV and newspapers, both highbrow and lowbrow, have flocked to report on the chatterbot. You can talk to Joan (or George) - the output of the British software project Jabberwacky - and think it's human!â¦
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It has long been suspected that manâs best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
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Some brainy animal species, besides humans, campaign across sophisticated and far-flung social networks.
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Bollywood has of late become extremely pet friendly. From Urmila   Matondkar to Sushmita Sen to Rani Mukerji - they all dote on their pets.
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Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet
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Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot.
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Whether you have a dirty garage or explosives that need to be detonated, iRobot has the machine for you.
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Omaha Steaks is venturing into the multibillion-dollar pet market, and it's not the only company hoping to go to the dogs.
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Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surfaces on FCC Web site documents.
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Scientists identify dogs' emotions and say technology could help them better communicate with humans.
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LONDON -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now, the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
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It can greet people, show DVDs, and hand out balloons. Ubiko, a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company to stores, events, and even weddings.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A Brazilian state is offering to implant electronic microchips in thousands of pit bulls this year, allowing dog owners to track their pets and enabling the government to punish those whose dogs are involved in attacks, an official said Wednesday.
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TASER and iRobot join forces. Does a new era of RoboCops await?
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Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.