For years, people have been trying to understand what a pet is telling us when it barks or meows, when it comes, goes, points and, in general, uses its body to try to communicate something to us. Sometimes it’s simple (I’m hungry, I’m happy, I heard a strange noise), but it’s not a certain science. Technology may have a partial answer; not at the level of the dogs in Up! (in the movie and in the subsequent series), but providing something that brings clarity to the communication.
For years, collars capable of monitoring some aspects of your pet’s health (body temperature, mobility, etc.) have been available to infer their mood. But what he presented Personalize AI two weeks ago is different, and takes advantage of advances in both monitoring technology and generative artificial intelligence to combine them in the Shazam Banda device to put on your pet as a collar that gives voice to their feelings.
This system “combines sensors, machine learning, and vast data sets to interpret a pet’s emotions, health needs, and reasoning, allowing pets to “speak” in real time, understand humans’ emotions, and provide empathy and love – says the company in a statement -. “Through the Shazam app, pet owners can also personalize their pets’ upbringing by instilling beliefs, values and knowledge as they mature.”
The device combines all the data it obtains from the pet with the knowledge that the AI has about the typical personality of dogs and cats to pallow our pet to talk to us, express his emotions and what he needsin several languages (including English and Spanish) and with different personalities and tones of voice. You can even add new ones. The collars are waterproof, the battery lasts three weeks and they offer monitoring of activity, health, stress and other values.
They will be available next February in the United States and They have a price (in that country) of 495 to 595 dollars.
And if collars seem like too much for you, but you’re interested in adding some technology to your feline or canine’s life, you can try an indoor monitoring camera, location trackers, or devices for remote feeding, or even playing. with them when you leave them alone.
“The Nation” of Argentina, GDA