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Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Robotic dogs sniff out toxins near schools - eSchool News staff and wire service reports
They sniff, wag their tails, fetch, and run in packs. Inside their plastic and metallic skins, robotic dogs programmed by engineering students at Yale University even have a social conscience. The mechanical canines, equipped with just about everything but a wet nose, are wired to sniff out toxic materials at former landfills and radioactive sites, providing environmental information about parks, school yards, and other public spaces.
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