Find a way to control a dog without whistling, waving or issuing a command

If it is soon to be applied in the future, this remote dog jacket will be very helpful for their owners to order their dog to perform movements or take part in easy rescue. than.

Previously, dogs often collaborated with humans in dangerous missions from quests to rescue and arrest criminals. They are quite good and easily trained to listen to all commands by hearing like whistles, specific phrases and even hand signals.

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The scientist is experimenting with remote control jackets.

However, a dog can only react when it can hear or see those signals. But in fact, their operating environment is very difficult and harsh, so sometimes it is impossible to use common ways to order them.

To make it easier for dog trainers to easily order a dog without having to perform a command, gesture, or researchers at the Robotics Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University, Israel has found to exploit the reflexes to control the dog from afar , at the same time give commands, signals thanks to a special jacket .

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The shirt can create vibrations on the sides of the dog to create different levels of tactile feedback.

According to Gizmodo , the dog's reflexes through the shirt are similar to how humans feel their phones vibrate in their pockets.

The special shirt mounted on the backs of the dogs is a super light shirt. It integrates vibrating motors inside. The shirt can create vibrations on the sides of the dog to create different levels of tactile feedback.

The dog used in this experiment was a German sheepdog. Unexpectedly, it can quickly learn how to distinguish different vibration responses corresponding to commands such as lying down, throwing or going backwards. Since the shirt can be controlled remotely, the trainer can easily order the dog without approaching or even out of sight.

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Since the shirt can be controlled remotely, the trainer can easily order the dog without approaching.

According to researchers, dogs seem to respond better to vibrating signals instead of voice commands and gestures, requiring a lot of time to train.

The team expects that this remote control shirt will help a lot in search and rescue activities, where dogs can reach and help victims better than humans. In addition, the camera is also equipped with a camera, so it is very good for search.

Even if more widely used, it will help change the lives of animals that are blind, deaf or lose their senses. It also promises to be a more humane way of training dogs than using necklaces or other means.


The process of testing the control shirt and ordering the dog remotely