Vol. 01 · Issue 01 A behavioral instrument · Made in California Coming Summer 2026

A scientific instrument for pet owners

Know what your pet is actually
trying to say.

Upload a ten-second clip. A multimodal AI documents body language, vocalization, and context the way a veterinary behaviorist would — then translates it into plain English.

First 500 signups get three months of Pro on us. No credit card.

§ 01 · The premise

Most pet translator apps are entertainment products — cartoon translations that monetize through weekly subscription rugpulls. We built the opposite: a clinical instrument that documents what it sees in your pet's body language, weighs the context you provide, and returns the kind of analysis a board-certified behaviorist would write in a session note.

— The PetTranslator team, Spring 2026

§ 02 · How we think about it

Three principles, applied strictly.

i.

Observation before interpretation.

The model documents tail carriage, ear angle, jaw tension, pupil dilation, posture, and vocal pitch first, then reasons from there. No cartoon mind-reading. Every analysis shows the markers it found.

ii.

Honest confidence, never inflated.

Every report carries a confidence score, calibrated against the clarity of the signals. Short clip, poor lighting, ambiguous markers — you'll see a lower number, not a confident guess.

iii.

Behavior, not medicine.

If the AI sees signs of pain, illness, or distress that need a veterinarian, it stops and tells you. We are emphatically not a diagnostic tool — and we say so out loud.

§ 03 · Specimen report

This is what a real analysis looks like.

Not "Woof! Feed me!" cartoons. Behavioral signals, mapped to recommendations you can act on today.

Report №8492 · Canine

Acute environmental stress.

Mixed breed · 23s indoor clip · evening lighting

92%
AI Confidence
High signal-to-noise

Decoded intent

"I'm uncertain and overwhelmed by what's in front of me. I want to look away to avoid conflict, but I'm holding my body tense in case I need to move. I'm trying to calm myself with yawns and lip licks — please give me some space."
Owner action plan Your dog is exhibiting classic displacement signals — they're approaching their emotional threshold. Avoid direct eye contact, don't bend over them, give a quiet exit route from the room. Don't force interaction with whatever is currently near them.

Observed biometric cues

  1. Lip-licking absent of food proximity
  2. Yawning as physiological displacement
  3. Whale-eye with sclera visible at corners
  4. Tense jaw with tight commissures
  5. Low-amplitude wag held below spine
  6. Weight shifted backward away from stimulus

§ 04 · The process

Three chapters, about thirty seconds.

Chapter I — Upload

Record. Or import.

Up to thirty seconds of dog or cat, from your phone or camera roll. No app to install. Works on every modern browser.

Chapter II — Context

One sentence changes everything.

"Whining near the front door" means something different from "whining at an empty food bowl." The AI weighs your context, but the physical signals lead.

Chapter III — Read

The report, delivered.

Observed markers, primary emotional state, confidence score, and an owner action plan you can use today. PDF-exportable, on Pro.

§ 05 · Subscription

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§ 06 · Common questions

You're right to ask.

Is this actually scientific or is the AI making things up?

We use multimodal AI — it watches the video, listens to the audio, and weighs the context you provide. The system is prompted with published animal behavioral science to identify physical markers (tail carriage, ear position, vocal pitch, posture) before generating an interpretation. Every report includes a confidence score so you know how clear the signals were.

Is this a replacement for a vet?

Categorically not. PetTranslator.ai is a behavioral analysis tool, not a medical diagnostic. If your pet shows signs of pain, illness, or sudden behavioral change, see a licensed veterinarian. Our PDF export is designed to help that conversation, not replace it.

What pets does it work with?

Dogs and cats are fully supported at launch. Other companion animals (rabbits, birds, small mammals) follow — we want them right before we ship them.

How is my pet's video used?

Processed by our AI partners (OpenAI, Anthropic) under enterprise privacy terms — your content is not used for model training. We do not sell, share, or publish your uploads. You can delete any analysis at any time.

When does it launch?

We're aiming for public launch in late summer 2026. Early-access signups get a heads-up two weeks before public — plus three months of Pro free for the first 500 to join.

Is there an iOS / Android app?

Not at launch. The web app works on every modern phone and desktop browser. We'll add native apps once we know exactly which features owners use most.

§ 07 · The list

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Join the waitlist and get three months of Pro free at launch — limited to the first 500 signups.