Go, dog, go: Maze training AIBO vs. a live dog, an exploratory study

Anthrozoos

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-83

  Pepe, Aaron A ^a   Ellis, Linda Upham ^a   Sims, Valerie K ^a   Chin, Mtthew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIBO; Attribution; Dog; Mood; Robotic; Vocal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 41449113694     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279308X274074     Document Type: Article

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