{"id":48446,"date":"2020-10-14T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/14\/augmented-reality-for-military-dogs-change-how-handlers-can-deploy-canine-battle-buddies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:03:17","slug":"augmented-reality-for-military-dogs-change-how-handlers-can-deploy-canine-battle-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/10\/14\/augmented-reality-for-military-dogs-change-how-handlers-can-deploy-canine-battle-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"How augmented reality for military dogs could change how canine battle buddies operate"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=1cf9124a-b6d6-4b2e-a53f-a9417ac02cb6\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-1cf9124a-b6d6-4b2e-a53f-a9417ac02cb6.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To get ready for raids and battles like the one that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, military dogs train to fight in the dark. Watch one get ready.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not plunging a dog into full-blown virtual reality, but initial stages of testing on a new device could help connect trainers and military dogs by way of laser pointers and augmented reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/239705\" target=_blank>augmented reality goggle<\/a> for dogs could help military canine trainers better direct their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/12\/soldier-rescues-woman-and-4-dogs-from-a-burning-house\/\" target=_blank>furry helpers<\/a> in complex, dangerous situations where the trainer can\u2019t be by their side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Stephen Lee, an ARO senior scientist, first worked years ago with military research personnel to try and develop an artificial nose \u2014 like a dog\u2019s \u2014 meant for detecting bomb materials. But he soon realized that, in doing so, they would be getting rid of all the other things that make a dog a great combat companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/22\/military-dogs-need-hearing-protection-too\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CAPS-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military dogs need hearing protection too<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The system conforms more closely to the dog&#039;s head, helping create a better seal to protect hearing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAugmented reality works differently for dogs than for humans,\u201d said Lee. \u201cAR will be used to provide dogs with commands and cues; it\u2019s not for the dog to interact with it like a human does. This new technology offers us a critical tool to better communicate with military working dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past two decades more protection devices, such as armor, hearing protection, and goggles have been developed and incorporated into dog habituation and training. Along the way trainers began using laser pointers to guide dogs to an object or a specific part of a larger item, such as an individual pocket on a piece of luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trainers are also equipping dogs with lightweight cameras and small speakers so they can give remote commands and see things from the dog\u2019s point of view. Those developments have helped handlers move beyond hand signals and voice commands, or at least extend those aspects beyond line of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, these technological evolutions could not solve the basic physics of a laser, which doesn\u2019t readily bend around corners. That\u2019s where the new goggle comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by Dr. A.J. Peper, the tech enables the trainer to not only see from the perspective of the dog, but also allows for a virtual laser pointer to be projected into the dog\u2019s line of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are still in the beginning research stages of applying this technology to dogs, but the results from our initial research are extremely promising,\u201d Peper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"934\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MWD-AR2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MWD-AR2.jpg.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MWD-AR2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MWD-AR2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,531 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MWD-AR2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,708 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1351px) 100vw, 1351px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Mater&#8221; a Rottweiler used in testing a new augmented reality goggle that helps military working dog trainers use virtual laser pointers to guide dogs to specific targets or items along with verbal commands from remote locations. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goggle also helps to stabilize the video feed, which was traditionally fed back from a camera placed on a dog\u2019s back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The early prototype, currently a wired version, has mostly been tested on Peper\u2019s Rottweiler dog \u201cMater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis ability to generalize from other training to working through the AR goggles has been incredible,\u201d Peper said. &#8220;We still have a way to go from a basic science and development perspective before it will be ready for the wear and tear our military dogs will place on the units.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next step, Peper says, is to go wireless and perform additional testing using other military working dogs, a process that shouldn\u2019t pose too many complications given the familiarity of many \u201cguiding dogs\u201d with laser pointer 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