“We saw a huge demand for guide dogs in China, with over 17 million visually impaired people and less than 400 guide dogs available. This inspired us to develop the Hexapod robot to fill this ...

A visually impaired person walks with a six-legged robot "guide dog" during a demonstration of a field test for a Shanghai Jiao Tong University test team, in Shanghai on June 18, 2024.

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The ratio of guide dogs to blind people in China is roughly one service pooch for every 40,000 people. Researchers are currently developing a six-legged, AI-enhanced robodog to close the gap and ...

No bark and no bite, but this guide dog could help millions of visually impaired people across China and the globe, says a group of Shanghai researchers working on the six-legged robot prototype.

The robotic guide dog is one of Kodagoda’s favourite projects. “I’ve been working in robotics for 27 years now. This is one of the great projects that I think can address a significant ...

The robot dog can navigate via cameras and sensors, including recognizing traffic light signals, which traditional guide dogs are unable to do.

A visually impaired person walks with a six-legged robot "guide dog" during a demonstration of a field test for a Shanghai Jiao Tong University test team, in Shanghai on June 18, 2024.