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wagglo app connects dog owners for walks & playdates
2+ week, 4+ day ago (160+ words) The TL;DR: Four recent poly graduates launched an app for dog owners to connect on play dates and walks, as well as serve as a directory for places to go with dogs. Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an…...
Casio's AI pet robot Moflin gets new pink colour
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) Since its launch in November 2024, the robot has proven more popular than expected, with cumulative sales exceeding 20,000 units. Published Jul 27, 2026, 05:15 PM Updated Jul 27, 2026, 05:41 PM TOKYO – Casio Computer will release a new sakura pink colour for its pet robot product Moflin…...
Want a friend in the AI age? Get a dog
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1063+ words) Dogs are always staring at us, particularly our faces and eyes, to gauge our shifting feelings. Published Jun 28, 2026, 04:00 PM The most moving scene in Homer’s epic poems is not the death of the great heroes, Patroclus or Hector, but the…...
SPF trials new canine-mounted camera system to improve search operations
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (478+ words) Published Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – A new canine-mounted camera system is being trialled in the Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) K-9 unit, to allow officers from the Special Operations Command to conduct search operations safely. The lightweight camera is worn on an…...
China’s pet owners splurge on pre-schools to pamper puppies
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (411+ words) Published Jun 15, 2026, 09:55 AM SHANGHAI - A new kind of pre-school in China offers games, nibbles, treadmills and music for puppies, clawing out a fast-growing niche in a booming industry as youthful owners spend more on pets being increasingly regarded as family....
‘Monster wolf’ animal-repelling robot in high demand in Hokkaido amid increase in bear attacks
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (197+ words) The wolf-shaped robot is used to repel wild animals that can damage agricultural areas, such as boars, deer and bears. Published May 12, 2026, 03:35 PM TOKYO – The demand for a wolf-shaped robot developed by a Hokkaido-based machine parts manufacturer has surged amid…...
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Oldest dog DNA suggests 16,000 years of human companionship
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (575+ words) Surprisingly little is known about where dogs come from. Published Mar 26, 2026, 02:51 AM PARIS - The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years – 5,000 years earlier than had previously been thought, new research…...
Indian professor’s robot dog claim sparks uproar
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (412+ words) The silver mechanical dog appeared at a booth run by the private Galgotias University. Published Feb 18, 2026, 04:30 PM Updated Feb 18, 2026, 09:20 PM NEW DELHI - An Indian professor has sparked ridicule after falsely suggesting that a Chinese-made robot dog displayed at a major…...
Japan taps AI cameras for faster response to bear sightings
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) The development of the B Alert system began after a 2019 bear attack on a Hokuriku Electric Power maintenance worker at a power transmission tower in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. Published Dec 23, 2025, 11:28 AM Updated Dec 23, 2025, 11:39 AM TOKYO – As bear sightings and attacks…...