"My long term dream for the last 20 years has been building the everything robot. This is what I was doing my PhD work in I do think that is the end goal, but it's a very complicated task," says Mr Pierce.
"Things like joint support, special diets, hydrotherapy - all things that come with taking on a retired police dog," said Kieran Stanbridge, chairman of the charity.It can also be very difficult to find insurance for the dogs once they have retired - further adding costs.
"If we are deploying these dogs in the line of duty, to save us as human beings, we have a responsibility to give back to them and make sure we give them the care they need in their retirement," he added.Nottinghamshire Policeit would start paying pensions to its retiring dogs.
The Home Office told the BBC service animals were managed by individual police forces who rely on charities and volunteers, and there were currently no plans to change the retirement process.A domestic violence victim who said she slept with a hammer beside her bed for protection has described a scheme that installed new cameras, locks and security lights at her home as a lifeline.
Ashleigh Murray, 34, said she was terrified her abusive ex-partner would attack her and her unborn child at home.
But she said the Housing Executive's Sanctuary Scheme helped her rebuild her life.Mr Altman said he has already tried out a prototype of a new device designed by Sir Jony and his team, and he thinks it is "the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen".
, helping to revive the company with groundbreaking products including the iPhone and iPod.He also designed the iMac in 1998 and the iPad in 2010.
When Sir Jony left the company in 2019, Apple's CEO Tim Cook described him as "a singular figure in the design world and his role in Apple's revival cannot be overstated".Shares in Apple fell more than 2% following the news of his partnership with OpenAI.