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 ...

STORY: Could this four-legged ‘robodog’ eventually replace guide dogs? Its Swiss developers are testing its ability to navigate the real world - and keep a blind or visually impaired person safe. And ...

STORY: ''Hello I am NAO. Today I'm going to be your exercise companion.'' It's small in stature, but this robot could make a big difference for those on the road to recovery. Researchers have found ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.