A Nose for Toxins: Feral Robotic Dogs
‘t’s always interesting to come across something that kills two birds with one stone. You wouldn’t think that neglected robotic puppies and old toxic dump sites had anything in common. As it happens with these two problems, one can be used to solve the other.
They’re not Sony Aibos; they’re lesser breeds, like the Jimmy Neutron Goddard dog, the i-Cybie dog from Tiger Toys, the Baby Rocket Puppy from Fisher Price, and many others. Ranging in price from as little as $5 to as much as $50, these little guys are loved and played with for a while, but like any toy, they become familiar and even boring eventually. Since they’re robots, they don’t starve or act up when they don’t get attention; they simply sit on a shelf or in a toy box gathering dust….’
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