Monkeys have learnt to feed themselves using a robotic arm controlled by their thoughts

Dubbed "Rocky" after the cartoon character, the robo-squirrel is working its way into Hampshire's live-squirrel clique, controlled by researchers several yards away with a laptop computer and binoculars.

Sarah Partan, an assistant professor in animal behavior at Hampshire, hopes that by capturing a close-up view of squirrels in nature, Rocky will help her team decode squirrels' communication techniques, social cues and survival instincts.

The makers of the CatBox, Pawsitivity Games, say they’ve tested the device with hundreds of cats. With time, most of them do start to scratch to the rhythm of the music. An unfortunate side effect, however, is that a handful of cats have started “doing their business” any time they hear music playing — so beware when you crank up your stereo — you might get an unexpected surprise.

Watch this USB Exercise Dog as he relentlessly rips his abs to perfection! You can actually see his wash-board like ripped abs! Well you've got to do something with your USB ports, so you might as well have a laugh with them.

This guy quickly checking in at his new favorite site. Original image source via CuteOverload.

We're still trying to figure out what this dog has to do with this electronic voice changer. Not quite sure on it, but dressing up dog as a nerd on the box sealed the sale, so something's working.