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Reach-In formerly Apriori Control is a technology company that "provides real-time physical interactions over the internet."

pets
.

iPet Companion

Reach-In (Apriori, LLC) developed iPet Companion in cooperation with the Idaho Humane Society and the Oregon Humane Society.

cat toys tied to robotic arms, website visitors could play with kittens housed at the societies' animal shelters. Since the installation, pet adoptions have increased at both shelters.[5]

The idea was born serendipidously when an engineer's cat distracted him from working on a robotic arm.[6] Reach-In (Apriori, LLC) donated a prototype system to the Idaho Humane Society for the initial launch in June 2010.[5][6] All the toy mechanisms were broken within the first week, and had to be strengthened to survive the "destructive capacity of a roomful of kittens."[5]

An iPet Companion system was installed at Bideawee in

Michigan Humane Society Berman Center for Animal Care in Westland, Michigan has a system.[7]

In 2012,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[11] and Los Angeles Best Friends Pet Adoption & Spay Neuter Center in Mission Hills, California.[12]

The web interface requires Microsoft Silverlight.[13]

Other applications

Another application for this technology includes a

underwater treasure
hunt, at the same time the technology lets a second user take control of the "Nuisance Buttons" trying to disrupt the passage of the Captain in Charge.

Reach-In has worked with universities in

Infrared radiation. Tests performed in this laboratory to-date have contributed to the design and development of new clothing systems for agricultural workers. The principles used in the new garment designs can now also be incorporated into garments worn by athletes and other persons exposed to hot outdoor environments. Allowing students around the world to participate in such experiments, greater individual learning and improved teaching efficiencies in the field of ergonomics
is envisioned.

Reach-In also conducted a Be@Hospital experiment where physicians around the globe could physically interact during a presentation of a tracheotomy.

Live Band Interactive

Radio Boise leased the Reach-In media equipment for a month, allowing radio listeners to go on-line and control a camera and objects in the live studio
as bands were playing during the fund-raising campaign.

References

  1. ^ "Company website". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ "Company website". Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. PCWorld
    , retrieved 26 October 2011
  4. ^ Mintz, Jessica (11 November 2010), Lure Kittens to Play Online With (computer) Mice, Associated Press, retrieved 26 October 2011
  5. ^ a b c Petty, Terrence (1 February 2011), Grab Your Computer Mouse and Play With a Cat, Associated Press, retrieved 26 October 2011
  6. ^ a b c Grossman, Anna Jane (25 October 2011), "Playtime With Cats, at Any Distance", City Room, The New York Times, retrieved 26 October 2011
  7. ^ Play With Adoptable MHS Cats Online, WJBK Fox 2 Detroit, 20 February 2012, retrieved 5 March 2012
  8. ^ Company website
  9. ^ Glenn Wallace (2012-06-28). "Feline frenzy at Foothills - Our Colorado News: News". Our Colorado News. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  10. ^ "Cat lovers can go online at Valley animal shelter - Ahwatukee Foothills News: News". Ahwatukee.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  11. ^ "Wisconsin animal shelter installs online playroom | abc7chicago.com". Abclocal.go.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  12. ^ Nakano, Craig (17 August 2012). "iPet Companion 'virtual play room' lets cat lovers interact with shelter animals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  13. ^ Kooser, Amanda (11 August 2011), "Amuse shelter cats with online remote-control toys", Crave, CNET, retrieved 27 October 2011
  14. ^ "Company website". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  15. ^ "Company website". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  16. ^ "Company website". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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