One of the great benefits that blind people have is the possibility of having a guide dog, but that requires years of training for the dog, and they are very expensive animals. The blind people often wait years until they can have a guide dog.
I have seen an application being developed at the CSIC in Madrid for a robot dog that they have called Tefi and that can help blind people.
The robot is similar to Boston Dynamics' 4-legged model in which multiple sensors have been integrated to make it capable of learning about the outside world. It has GPS, vision cameras, microphones, speakers, Lidar, etc... so that it is capable of receiving oral instructions from people and responding to them in the same way.
It has a calculation processor with Artificial Intelligence capacity so that it can learn from its own experiences, and offer more and better help.
Due to its navigation and vision systems, this robot can circulate outdoors and indoors, being able to store the information of what it sees, the routes it takes, the spaces it visits (rooms or offices) and remembering them for the future. , etc….
It is also capable of making or receiving mobile calls, calling a hospital in an emergency, etc... so that its owner is well supported at all times.
Its AI capabilities allow it to differentiate the objects it sees: cars, tables, chairs, corridors, etc… and even people, and to distinguish informative street signs. From what I have seen, its objectives are very ambitious and it is hoped that it can be put on the market soon
This robotic dog is expected to be priced at around 5,000 euros, which is a much lower cost than training a guide dog, and if its creators succeed, they may have a good chance of success. Which I wish them with all my love.
A video can be seen at: https://youtu.be/1av9EnmZWNk although I notice that it is in Spanish.
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