<p>No more woof! Swedish researchers are developing the world's first headset that can translate your pet dog's thoughts into English words.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The small gadget 'No More Woof' that reads animal brain-waves could take pet-to-human communication to the next level.<br />The device uses the latest technology in micro computing and Electroencephalography (EEG) to analyse animal thought patterns and spell them out in human language using a loudspeaker.Developed by the Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery (NSID), a research lab in Malmo, Sweden, the device can successfully read when the canines are tired, excited or hungry.<br />"The patterns we have found are "I'm Tired", "I'm excited" and possibly "I'm Hungry" and the clearly intense brain activity when a dog sees a new face, that we translate into: "Who ARE you?" its makers said.<br />During the last decade huge discoveries have been made to map out the human brain's functions. But never before has anyone made a serious attempt to apply this groundbreaking technology on man's best friend, according to the product description on the Indiegogo website.<br />For instance, there is a spectrum of specific electrical signals in the brain defining the feeling of tiredness.<br />The challenges researchers are facing using EEG on pets are a matter of placement for best comfort and how to identify the clearest signal when attaching the device on fur.<br />They are experimenting with a new brain-computer interface (BCI) to detect, analyse and translate the brain-waves of dogs into comprehensive thoughts.<br />"Earlier the devices had to stream thought sequences, but now we are using Raspberry PI, which handles this process directly inside the device," researchers said.<br />After the EEG readings are gathered, the trick of reading an animal's mind is stripped down to a more or less complex deciphering problem, they said.<br />The research lab has previously developed concepts like a rocking chair that charges your tablet, a hovering lamp that follows you around and an indoor cloud generator. </p>
<p>No more woof! Swedish researchers are developing the world's first headset that can translate your pet dog's thoughts into English words.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The small gadget 'No More Woof' that reads animal brain-waves could take pet-to-human communication to the next level.<br />The device uses the latest technology in micro computing and Electroencephalography (EEG) to analyse animal thought patterns and spell them out in human language using a loudspeaker.Developed by the Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery (NSID), a research lab in Malmo, Sweden, the device can successfully read when the canines are tired, excited or hungry.<br />"The patterns we have found are "I'm Tired", "I'm excited" and possibly "I'm Hungry" and the clearly intense brain activity when a dog sees a new face, that we translate into: "Who ARE you?" its makers said.<br />During the last decade huge discoveries have been made to map out the human brain's functions. But never before has anyone made a serious attempt to apply this groundbreaking technology on man's best friend, according to the product description on the Indiegogo website.<br />For instance, there is a spectrum of specific electrical signals in the brain defining the feeling of tiredness.<br />The challenges researchers are facing using EEG on pets are a matter of placement for best comfort and how to identify the clearest signal when attaching the device on fur.<br />They are experimenting with a new brain-computer interface (BCI) to detect, analyse and translate the brain-waves of dogs into comprehensive thoughts.<br />"Earlier the devices had to stream thought sequences, but now we are using Raspberry PI, which handles this process directly inside the device," researchers said.<br />After the EEG readings are gathered, the trick of reading an animal's mind is stripped down to a more or less complex deciphering problem, they said.<br />The research lab has previously developed concepts like a rocking chair that charges your tablet, a hovering lamp that follows you around and an indoor cloud generator. </p>