Interaction - Bachelors

NexiPet – Imagineering Talking Dogs

NexiPet is a wearable technology designed for pets, utilising IMU sensors and an integrated camera to capture real-time posture data and images. Paired with a human-centred UX messaging interface, the biologically empathetic data is analysed using AI to generate human-like responses, creating a seamless communication bridge between pets and owners. NexiPet offers a provocative exploration of anthropomorphism, more-than-human design, and speculative futures, highlighting exciting potential for interspecies communication through emerging technology.

Stephanie Rae Clark

I wish my dog could speak

NexiPet Display Poster
A small dog wearing the Nexipet harness, in a playful posture.

Why NexiPet?

We anthropomorphise our dogs because we love them, but it’s not fair to speak for them. NexiPet aims to let your dog speak for themselves.

The wearable technology uses two IMU sensors to detect canine posture—a biologically natural form of communication for dogs—combined with image capture to interpret their visual point of view. This data provides live context for AI-driven responses, delivered to you in a familiar, understandable format through text messages.

Additional resources and funding would enable the enhancement of NexiPet’s technology and execution, evolving it from a provocative concept that explores the ethics of anthropomorphism to a practical solution, revolutionising interspecies interaction through emerging technology. While it’s fun to imagine talking to your dog, it’s an ethical imperative to give them a voice.

Stephanie Rae Clark

Stephanie Clark is a final-semester student at QUT and a CXO of a small company. With a professional foundation in digital marketing and UX design, she pushes her skills as a designer by independently navigating electronic hardware and software development for the first time. Combining her passion for imagineering with a strong interest in philosophy, she explores speculative futures to design innovative, marketable solutions for the real world.