Automation doesn’t only threaten human workers. Our canine colleagues may also need new jobs because there’s a new robot guide dog in town — and it doesn’t even need walkies. Named Roboguide, the ...

When an optometrist asked Trevor Landurand ’23 to read the letters on an eye chart during the summer following his sophomore year, he responded, “I’m still waiting for the eye chart to go up.” The ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It's less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its ...

Computer scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have successfully engineered a robot guide dog designed to assist individuals with visual impairments. This innovative ...

Guide-dog users and trainers can provide insight into features that make robotic helpers useful in the real world. What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers behind an ...

An important new iteration of the robotic seeing eye dog was shown to the world this week, when Glasgow University showed off RoboGuide, an AI-powered quadruped for visually impaired people. The ...

“Bearcat” will someday help a blind person cross the street safely and get to appointments on time. But unlike its canine counterparts, this four-legged friend won’t require food, affection or a ...

Blind and partially sighted people could soon receive help to find their way around indoor spaces from chatty robot guide dogs currently in development at a Scottish university. Experts from the ...

This story originally appeared on NVIDIA’s blog and is reposted here with permission. High school student Selin Alara Ornek is looking ahead–using machine learning and the NVIDIA Jetson platform for ...

Award-winning research led by UMass Amherst shows to be successful, Guide-dog users and trainers need to provide insight into features that make robotic helpers useful in the real world AMHERST, Mass.