Researchers hope a 'robo-nose' could give K-9 officers a break
November 19, 2018 by Yen Duong, Duke University
Every day, thousands of trained K9 dogs sniff out narcotics, explosives and missing people across the United States. These dogs are invaluable for security, but they're also very expensive and they can get tired.
Duke researchers have taken the first steps toward building an artificial "robot nose" device made from living mouse cells that officers could use instead of dogs.
https://m.phys.org/news/2018-11-robo-nose-k-officers.html
