‘Tiny AI’ on microcontrollers can recognize dog barking with 99.1% accuracy, creating a safe, effective training collar system for dogs.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., November 23, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Correcting a dog for excessive barking is a challenging task. HushPuppy™, a new training collar, harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to make the difficult process both simpler and safer.
HushPuppy, from ONCHIP.AI, is powered by microcontroller units using an AI algorithm trained on over 3,000 sound rows from more than 50 canine breeds and achieves a near-perfect 99.1% accuracy in bark detection.
“With our advanced AI algorithm, pet owners can trust that their dog’s unique barking patterns will be accurately detected and corrected,” said Hoa Anderson, founder of ONCHIP.AI. HushPuppy™ stands out in the market by deploying AI models at the edge, enabling precise detection between dog bark and non-dog-bark sounds
HushPuppy’s AI integration addresses common shortcomings in behavior correction collars. Its precision detection system distinguishes between a dog’s barking and other common sounds, such as laughter, loud voices, alarm, car doors and horns and other false triggers.
It also employs ONCHIP.AI’s Adaptive Sound Detection (ASD) and High Precision Computational Audio (HPCA) technology to pinpoint a dog’s bark, even in noisy surroundings. And HushPuppy also uses ONCHIP.AI’s state-of-the-art Near-Field Sound Filter (NFSF) technology, ensuring that the collar registers only its wearer’s bark, excluding any dog’s bark from more than 5 feet away.
When HushPuppy detects barking, it provides a harmless, mild static stimulus powered by a small AAA battery. Through repetition, the dog learns to quiet itself upon hearing or feeling the stimulus. “From the very beginning, we knew that safety was paramount for this product,” Hoa Anderson said.
HushPuppy utilizes a single AAA battery and unlike other products on the market, has no option to adjust electricity levels. That ensures that the stimulus cannot exceed the gentle level set in the product’s design. The collar also has no exterior metal components, instead incorporating an innovative conductive silicone gel for the static feedback generator, which eliminates potential allergenic reactions, cold surfaces, and sharp edges.
HushPuppy also is designed to be energy-efficient: Once a dog bark is detected, the device activates. When no barking is detected, the system efficiently switches to a low-energy standby mode. HushPuppy has a projected 300-day battery lifespan in pure standby mode, and a 21-day battery lifespan in regular, day-to-day use.
HushPuppy comes in three adjustable sizes, for large, medium and small dogs. To learn more about HushPuppy’s revolutionary AI-Powered Dog Bark Collar, visit www.onchip.ai/hushpuppies.
About ONCHIP.AI LLC
ONCHIP.AI LLC, based in Wyoming, is focused on the development of AI applications for edge devices. The company’s expertise lies in creating datasets, training models, and optimizing libraries to function on ultra-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) locally, addressing the significant challenges in deploying and training Tiny AI models on MCUs.
Source: ONCHIP.AI LLC
