Man's best friend - the dog, of course - has been keeping us company for hundreds of years and how often we have wished we could speak to them or at least, understand what they're saying. Well, our wishes are about to come true, because a project that's hit crowd funding site Indiegogo, claims it can translate animal thoughts into English.
The Scandinavian project - "No More Woof" by The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery (NSID) - aims to don headsets to pets so owners can understand them. So far some brain patterns recognized by "No More Woof" include "I'm tired," "Who are you," and "I'm hungry."
"We are experimenting with a new brain-computer interface (BCI) to detect, analyze and translate the brainwaves of dogs into comprehensive thoughts. Earlier the devices had to stream thought sequences, but now we are using Raspberry PI, which handles this process directly inside the device," the promo page of "No More Woof" read.
"This might not seem as a big deal, but actually it clearly distinguishes this project from all previous research. When the EEG readings are gathered, you could say that the trick of reading an animal's mind is stripped down to a more or less complex deciphering problem," it further explained.
The group pointed out that the product is in its early stages and may look rudimentary.
Supporters of the project who want to pre-order the animal wearable technology can donate $65 and expect to get a one-sensor micro edition "No More Woof" that can recognize up three thought patterns of pets. The standard version of the device goes promises better accuracy for $300 and comes with at least four thought patterns and can be calibrated to function well with different breeds of dogs. The standard version's firmware can also be upgraded.
The NSID caught the attention of the technology world with radical inventions as the Nebula 12, The iRock, Cocoon 1, and The Wall of Sound.
"To create visionary new products and ideas for the future," the company states its mission on its Facebook Page.
