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Here is your opportunity to contribute to the Future of Veterinary Medicine. This post is opening a discussion thread for developing "Proposed Global Guidelines for Televeterinary Practice."  The logic behind this proposal is explained in this article from "Veterinary Practice News." At the 2018 Veterinary Innovation Summit, speaker Bob Lester, DVM... read more →

To: All members of the Veterinary Future Society Fm: Rolan Tripp Re:  Future of Veterinary Medicine in the Information Age I'm traveling tomorrow to the 2018 Veterinary Innovation Summit in Texas. If you are going and a Veterinary Future Society Member, please introduce yourself. Part of the program is broken out... read more →

We have been hearing about 3-D printing applications showing up in human medicine and now this technology is morphing from futuristic to veterinary real-world, leading-edge. Since U.C. Davis was recently voted the leading veterinary school in the world, it seems fitting this news comes from there. They 3-D printed an... read more →

Recently DVM360 Magazine distributed a booklet titled, "Leading vet med into the future." (Very cute; instead of "Forecasts and Predictions," they called them, "Forecats and Predogtions") They asked several Veterinary "Forward Thinkers" for their future predictions. Here are a few: "Therapies will be tailored to unique genetic profiles." Patricia N.... read more →

HERE is an "Athletic Humanoid" robot you HAVE to see to believe! As roboticists seek designs they routinely turn to animals that have already evolved efficiencies for different tasks. In a few minutes on YouTube I found 20 imitation animal robots that have already been developed (in the lab). Here is the... read more →

Today I connected my Google Calendar to my Echo device, using my wife's Amazon Prime Account.  I was impressed they allowed me this cross company, and cross-account connectivity. We only pay for one Prime Account which we LOVE. I use our Echo constantly. ("Alexa, what's the weather today?" - "Alexa, tell a... read more →

One of the things about being a Futurist, is the FUN of seeing predictions come true. Just yesterday I was in the San Jose ("Silicon Valley") airport, and I saw a robot assisting people. What the robot actually DID was pretty underwhelming, but the fact that the robot WORKS at... read more →

I recently saw two different authors predicting that certain types of attorneys will soon be replaced by robots.  Sounds good! In our veterinary world, robots have been predicted as surface cleaners or perhaps in some robotic surgery. However, there are big changes going on in the robotics world and one of... read more →

Some researchers at North Carolina State University (including my friend Dr. Barbara Sherman) have invented a vest for a dog that monitors body position. When the computer gives the instruction, "Sit" it rewards the dog with a treat from a nearby dispenser for correct movement toward the desired body position.... read more →