Electronic Nose
Sniffer Dog of the PresentMove over Rin Tin Tin and Lassie, here comes
Chip Dog which can combine the benefits of technology and nature by not only detecting dangerous or illicit substances but by providing the electronic equivalent of a drug sniffing dog. The dog-on-a-chip works with antibodies by looking at their molecular structure. In this case the researchers tested cocaine antibodies, which change in structure and mass if they come into contact with cocaine molecules.
This device can be miniaturised and is said to be penny sized, so it can then be housed in a nose-shaped model which can then be attached to those robotic dogs made by
Sony. Such "dogs" with the electronic noses can then be handled by handlers of all religious types. Even our Mak Cik Pida may have no complaints when approach by such "sniffer dogs" the next time she goes to Australia. Such electronic "sniffer dogs" will also not get bored and tired as long as their batteries are fully charged and can function 24/7.
But already, the low-tech natural dogs have their supporters, these say that these dogs are more cost-effective. Lee Titus, director of the dog training program in Virginia said :: "In 2002, the narcotics teams of dogs and their handlers that cost about US$60,000 per year, found nearly US$600,000 worth of drugs." A dog can go through about 500 packages in a mailroom in a few minutes, Titus said. "How long would it take you to go through and check each little package with a machine?" Titus asked. He concluded :: "I think that a well-trained dog is more versatile than a piece of machinery." Other plus points are these dogs can sniff smuggled money and people.
Let's ask Titus, how many times does his dogs need to pooh-pooh and pee-pee a day and hwo often are they bathed? The high-tech ones--zero.
The Sony dog, at the moment without the electronic nose, is already finding competition for a place under the christmas tree next month but that is another story, anyway read about it
here
Sniffer Dog of the Future
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