Auburn Developing Hi-Tech, Remote Doggie Guidance System

Auburn University's Canine Detection Research Institute (CDRI) endeavors "to develop and innovate unique and novel applications for detection dogs." Well, the renowned Institute's new high-tech harness certainly seems to adhere to that innovative standard. The CDRI, whose furry bomb-sniffers and drug-detectors have been drafted by government and military organizations, reportedly equipped the harness with a variety of advanced guidance features.

According to Gizmodo, the device houses "GPS sensors, a processor and a wireless radio," so that human handlers can safely guide the dogs from a remote location. The handler conceivably commands the detection-dog via auditory tones, and steers it by triggering vibrations on the sides of the harness's "backpack." Initial tests apparently generated positive results, as subject "Major" responded to commands with an 80-percent accuracy rating.

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