'AR goggles' for dogs are being developed
Augmented reality dog goggles could help protect Soldiers | Article | The United States Army
https://www.army.mil/article/239705/augmented_reality_dog_goggles_could_help_protect_soldiers
US Army working on AR glasses for military dogs
https://newatlas.com/vr/dog-augmented-reality-glasses-us-army-military-ar-vr/
Military dogs are usually given instructions by verbal commands, hand signals, laser pointers, etc., and the instructor must always be near the dog. However, depending on the location and situation, it may be dangerous for the instructor to be near the dog, so it has been desired to develop a tool that can give instructions to the dog remotely. In the past, experiments were conducted to remotely give instructions to military dogs using cameras and transceivers, but there were many problems that dogs could not understand the instructions and were confused.
Therefore, the U.S. military is paying attention to 'AR goggles' as a new means to give instructions to military dogs. According to the U.S. military, AR goggles under development will assist military dogs in rescue operations and searching for dangerous objects. It is intended, and it is possible to give visual commands to dogs through AR. Also, it seems that what the dog is looking at through AR goggles can be confirmed remotely from the instructor.
'The new technology has provided the military with an important tool for better communication with military dogs. AR works differently for dogs than humans,' said Stephen Lee, a scientist at the U.S. Army Research Office. AR is not used as a tool for interacting like a human being, but for giving commands and clues to dogs. '
AR goggles for military dogs are being developed by Seattle company Command Sight with research funding from the US military. At the time of writing the article, the AR goggles for testing are wired, but it seems that the next prototype is being considered to be wireless.
'AR goggles for military dogs can radically change how military dogs will be deployed in the Army in the future,' said Peper, founder of Command Sight, in a statement. But Paper also said that there is still a long way to go before AR goggles technology is put to practical use in the Army.
In the next step of AR goggles development, Command Sight researchers are considering working with the US Navy SEAL to create a prototype that can actually be used by active military dogs. The dogs to be tested will be 3D scanned for each individual, and AR goggles suitable for each dog will be produced individually. “We look forward to providing the military with AR goggles for military dogs, hopefully in the next few years,” Paper commented.
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