PETA offers temple robotic elephant after live animal kills 2

In a horrific, but not unusual, incident on November 18, a temple elephant in Tamil Nadu trampled her mahout and a relative of the attendant to death. It is unclear what triggered the elephant’s anger. But the India chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has offered to gift a robotic elephant to the Subramania Swamy temple in Tiruchendur town in return for Deivanai’s release from custody and rehabilitation at a sanctuary, “where...

metaDog, a ‘pet’ for those who want but can’t have one

While a large section of the human population has an affinity for animals and loves to keep pets, there is another section that would love to have a pet but can’t, for a variety of reasons ranging from commitment phobia and living restrictions to opposition from family and allergies. For all such want-to-be-but-can’t pet owners, Elephant Robotics has come up with metaDog, a robotic companion. Designed to bridge the gap between technology and emotion, metaDog,...