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The Hundehiet Is Like a Storage Locker – for Your Dogs
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You’ve probably already seen those posters that warn you never …to leave your dog alone in your car. The outside temperature may rise, or it may fall, but when your dog (or cat) is locked inside, well – I don’t even want to imagine what might happen to them. You |
January 26th, 2012
Wappy Dog for Nintendo DS Hits Stores, Poop Bags Not Included
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It has been several months since we talked about the Nintendo DS game Wappy Dog. The game is now officially available to purchase just in time for holiday gift giving. If you have kid that wants a real pet, you might start them with this virtual pet simulation. Rather than… |
November 9th, 2011
HyQ Quadruped Robot Kicks, Trots and Rears Up
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If they create anymore quadruped robots, we are going to need to build some robotic zoos to house them. We have BigDog, AlphaDog and now HyQ. HyQ was developed at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), in Genoa. This hydraulic quadruped can do a bunch of new tricks.… |
October 31st, 2011
Doggy Tank Costume Sure to Drop Land Mines
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If you have one of those tiny little yapping dogs and plan to take him or her out Trick or Treating this year, this is the best costume ever. Turn that little beast into a tank. Your tiny pooch will be yapping in front in place of gunfire and dropping… |
October 24th, 2011
Bizarre AshPoopie Concept is a Poop-Burnin’ Machine
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A long time ago, we had a dog for my kids before it escaped from the yard and was never seen again. The thing I hated most about the dog was having to scoop the poo out back so my kids didn’t get into it. Handling dog poo is gross… |
October 12th, 2011
South Korean Quadruped Robot Dog Goes for a Walk
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We’ve seen plenty of footage of BigDog and AlphaDog, but there’s a new robot dog in town, this time coming from South Korea’s SimLab. What’s interesting and at the same time creepy about this one, is that it walks around pretty quietly and seems to move swiftly and with more… |
October 12th, 2011
iPet Companion for People Who Can’t Bear to Leave Their Pets Alone
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When I first brought my Shih Tzu puppy home, I spent every waking moment I had feeding, training, and playing with her. Of course, I can only do that during the weekends, because I still have to go to work. A huge lump would form in my throat whenever I’d… |
October 10th, 2011
BigDog Gets Bigger with AlphaDog
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You might recall earlier this month we talked about the BigDog robot that was designed to carry gear for the military on patrol across uneven terrain to allow soldiers to carry more with them on a patrol. That BigDog robot gives me the creeps; it looks like a headless AT-AT… |
September 30th, 2011
Boston Dynamics BigDog Robot: Will it Eat PIGORASS for Lunch?
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A reader pointed out that the PIGORASS four-legged robot I mentioned yesterday was somewhat flimsy (I don’t agree) compared to this more sturdy offering from Boston Dynamics. They call it the BigDog and it will most probably eat your real dog for lunch (it can be weaponized).… |
September 7th, 2011
Ultimate Amaterasu Cosplay: Ōkami Dog!
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We’ve featured our share of cool video game costumes over the years, but cosplay for pets is a little less common. That doesn’t mean that it’s can’t be just as awesome as human cosplay, like this animal costume inspired by Ōkami.… |
August 10th, 2011
