Rethinking Navigation for the Blind: Robotic Guide Dogs
If you're blind or partially sighted, the white cane or guide dog remain the undisputed pillars to independent travel. That being said, cutting edge research at major universities aims to shake up the orientation and mobility landscape with new, high-tech travel tools. The research is still ongoing, but the discussion is fascinating, so Grant Hardy went exploring.
Shiqi Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Binghamton University, shares his research into robotic guide dogs and how their language and sensory abilities have huge potential to improve independent travel for the blind…
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