Scientist Explains Why Dogs Can Smell Better Than Robots | WIRED

Dogs can smell explosives like landmines, and detect medical conditions including seizures, diabetes, and many forms of cancer -- with up to 98% accuracy. Inventor Andreas Mershin wants to replicate that -- and put a nose in every cell phone. WIRED's Emily Dreyfuss spoke with Mershin to find out why that's easier said than done, and to learn what building a robotic nose has taught us about smell.


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[Frank-Reynolds]

Have you ever tried to wash a robot? That is why dogs smell better than robots.

[lufrall]

he's very passionate about his field of study

[slavendjakovic]

Imagine Tarantino was interested in odors instead of movie making. Same intensity

[de]

Who would win
$100M worth of equipment
or
1 goodboye

[dave]

I love this man's personality! 🤣 I wish I had him as a professor.

[zala]

I just love this guy... he knows how to tell a story

[thatrandomderp]

Yet another set of reasons why humans don't deserve creatures as pure and helpful as dogs.

[mcgeewilliams]

I was getting so tired of those 'someone answers' videos, this one is an example of why I subscribed to this channel.

[zuko]

The average dog has as many as 300 million olfactory receptors in his or her nose


_Meanwhile my dog_


**sniff its' own butt**

[malinw]

My doggo alert me of seizures. He's a good dog.

[UltimateKyuubiFox]

Shout out to this guy for understanding the genuine value of the smartphone instead of treating it like a boogeyman just because it’s new. A smartphone IS power. Smell just helps you taste things better.

“Would you only feel comfortable giving up smell if you knew this device existed?” Ma’am, our own sense of smell ALREADY can’t assist our healthcare. That makes no difference.

[Coconut-]

"Just give it to me straight doctor.'
- *'WOOF!'*

[Nightstick]

Wow, thanks for this video! It's always a true joy to get to see professionals talk about their field of expertise passionately. This was really interesting!

[Nadamos]

I love his last answer "The Human Body is Capable of doing so much but no one uses it" xD

[jamjar]

Get this guy talking about sense of smell more, found it very interesting.

[EpicFacePalmzr]

this guys like a mad scientist. I love it.

[sagenev]

I love this man, more of him please. So interesting and animated.

[agentham]

Why are dogs better at smelling than robots? Nobody nose....
😎

[dave]

Huge props to Emily for the amazing interview questions. Wow, that was fascinating. I can tell that she's done her research and has put serious thought into the subject before the interview. I was totally blown away when they started discussing about how the body uses perceptual engineering changes how pregnant women respond to smells.

[darthkahn]

We really don't deserve these gud bois and girls.😭