Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) is an emerging field of research that focuses on the interaction between animals and computing-enabled technology from an animal-centered perspective. It tries to understand how technology affects animals in their individual and social lives, how it enables or disables their natural behaviours, and how it impacts their welfare. 

Applications of ACI span various domains, from pet technology (digital toys), agriculture (sensors to monitor livestock health and movement, automated systems to detect pain in sheep), wildlife conservation (e.g., automated monitoring to protect sea turtle nests from predators.)

If our readers are interested in the field, we truly recommend subscribing to the channel of Ilyena Hirskyj Douglas, a behavioural biologist and ACI expert, on YouTube.