Apriori Control, a data protocol transfer company, created iPet Companion to help people connect with animals at Humane Societies shelters via robotic control. The application--which requires a one-time download--is free to use.

To play with kitties, click your way over to the or the and click the "Let's Play" paw button (at the moment, it's only available for Internet Explorer). The page will prompt you for a download, and then you will be placed in a queue. Each person gets two minutes of kitty playtime. You can control various toys by clicking the "control" buttons or by hitting the corresponding number keys. You can also move the camera around.

Sure, it's not the most useful technology we've seen, but at play?! Plus, according to Apriori, these installations have helped to bring traffic to Humane Societies' websites, not to mention an increase of adoptions, donations, and save rates.

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