Military working dogs to receive orders through augmented reality headsets
Military dog handlers will be able to give their canine colleagues directional commands with an augmented reality headset made for working dogs.
Military working dogs often search areas for explosives and hazardous materials and assist in rescue operations, but giving dogs commands can put the handler in harm’s way.
Now, through a project funded by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBRI) program and managed by the US Army Research Office, a new technology has been developed by Seattle-based Command Sight to provide military working dogs with augmented reality goggles that allow a dog’s handler to give specific directional commands while keeping remote and out of sight.
Dr AJ Peper started Command Sight In 2017 to bridge human and animal communication. The augmented reality headsets are specially designed to fit each dog with a visual indictor that allows the dog to be directed to a specific spot and react to the visual cue in the goggles. The handler can see everything the dog sees to provide it commands through the glasses.
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