Poultry Internet!

Posted by harrisj Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:42:05 GMT

It seems like only yesterday I was mocking the SNIF technology for tracking dog social networks (ie, for selling a new expensive electronic device to dog owners with too much disposable income). But reading that, you might've been thinking, what if I own a chicken as a pet? What device can help me? Well, fret no more, because the Mixed Reality lab in Singapore has a solution for you (I hope this is a hoax, but it seems not): Poultry Internet! This system consists of a remote monitoring device with tactile sensors that allows the user to track a chicken's movements at home from the office and freak out remotely pet the chicken by petting the robot proxy. Be sure also to check out the video to see the system in action, hear the cool background music, and come away inspired by the mission statement:

Poultry Internet provides a new cybernetic direction and experience for both we humans and our poultry friends.