New App translates cats' meows into actual words
Last updated on: 23 November,2020 09:20 pm
New App translates cats' meows into actual words
(Web Desk) - A new technology will help you communicate with a different tiny member of your family. A first-of-its-kind app will turn your cat’s meows into actual words.
Former Amazon engineer Javier Sanchez is developing a new app at Akvelon called “MeowTalk”. It will translate the noises your cat makes into human language. Akvelon says it is the first translator that uses AI- and machine-learning to decipher what your cat is trying to express.
As Sanchez points out, cats don’t really communicate with each other out in the wild. They have nine different ideas they generally try to convey to humans though. The company explained how it works in a webinar introducing the technology.
The more examples you provide the app, the more it will learn about your own pet’s specific sounds. That will it make it more accurate. If the technology works as designed, you’ll be able to know when your cat is asking for food or attention, or when it wants you to open a door so it can leave the room. While work continues on MeowTalk, a prototype is available for both Apple and Android phones.