Blue push pad allows furry pets to see it clearly

Meet the Dogosophy Button, a wireless button that allows dogs to control and turn on and off home appliances on their own. The idea was developed at The Open University’s Animal-Computer Interaction Laboratory, led by Professor Clara Mancini. The goal was not to teach dogs human habits, but to redesign technology so the device fits dogs’ bodies, senses, and ways of thinking. Its design starts with how dogs see and move.

Dogs see colors differently from humans, and blue is one of the colors they can recognize most clearly. For this reason, the button has a blue push pad, but the rest of the casing is white, which helps the button stand out against walls, floors, or furniture.…