#China

It's less furry than a traditional companion
but a six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could help the visually impaired live with more independence, according to its research team in Shanghai.
The robot dog, which is currently being field-tested, is able to navigate its physical environment via cameras and sensors.
It can recognise traffic signals, which traditional guide dogs are unable to do.
China has about 20 million visually impaired people and technology can help, says the lead researcher of the robot dog project.
The robot dog is roughly the size of an English Bulldog but a bit wider. It can communicate by listening and speaking with a visually impaired operator with AI-technology incorporated in its voice recognition, route planning capabilities and traffic light recognition.
It also has six legs, which the researchers say help it walk smoothly and with maximum stability.
Married couple Li Fei and Zhu Sibin are among the visually impaired people helping the university team test the robot using Chinese-language commands.
Li is completely visually challenged and Zhu sees only a little, normally using a cane to assist him in getting around.
Robot guide dogs are under development in other countries, including Australia and Britain.
But China has a drastic shortage of traditional guide dogs.
Pet ownership and service animals are also new concepts in the country. Which means many workplaces, restaurants and other public areas wouldn't welcome a more traditional helper like a Labrador.
Maybe, that’s where technology can help.
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[@steaminglobster]

This is the best usage for robots until now! Bravo.

[@YCHTT]

Because China using their technology to help ordinary people while the US led West use it for wars, imperialism & oppress people.

[@patel.k]

Brilliant China.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Training a guide dog for the visually impaired takes a long time and money. If China can perfect a robot guide dog, it will be a boon for the VI community. The waiting time could be cut dramatically. Robot dogs could also communicate verbally with the humans and provide information about the environment, or take orders do specific things, such as take me to the nearest public loo or to the park, etc.

[@ThomasTomiczek]

It not only takes a long time - the statistics are insane: * Most dogs are not suitable. TH e number of actual guide dogs you can generate is very low. TONS of effort, tons of them dropping out. * Dogs must be taken care of - that is not easy for a blind person. * The service life of a guide dog is just a couple of years. They are not young puppies when they finish training and after IIRC 7 years or so retire. * New dog means adjusting for both, dog and owner. All in all - robots have a TON of advantages here. Available, never retire (an upgrade can be done in a way that keeps preferences of the owner intact), cheaper and something you can produce in high numbers. I read about that in the USA some months ago and thought it is a joke - but the article had the numbers, and it is insanely bad for blind people. Robot dogs make a TON of sense.

[@fireyecat]

the robot dogs might even read traffic lights

[@ThomasTomiczek]

@@fireyecat Not only that - it can integrate with something like google maps and bring you to a place based on naming it, or an address. PLENTY of advantages.

[@jivvyjack7723]

Another added advantage, you don't have to spend a ton on dog food, treats, vets or to even cater to it emotionally.

[@ThomasTomiczek]

@@jivvyjack7723 Not sure that is an issue. If you can afford a dog - and those dogs in the USA cost 50.000 USD upward, training is extremely expensive - that is likely covered by insurance AS IS THE UPKEEP. And yes, the cost of those dogs is insane - but that is because they require a LOT of training, which a robot... does... only once.

[@magnetospin]

This makes perfect sense.

[@aungaisum8654]

Innovative China. Very practical.👍👍👍

[@chenmacro]

Wow, China is in another level of civilization.❤❤❤ Technology should be used to help people, not to kill people!!

[@lzhong8289]

我很喜欢的一个细节，6足比4足安静，对盲人更友好。

[@yqisq6966]

Very imaginative.

[@jorgedufeng1626]

Very happy to see technology can be used by ordinary folks to help with daily lives

[@Flyingaceful]

Wow! We need this in the states.

[@DK-ev9dg]

USA will say" it is a threat to our security "

[@oemcargps]

Overcapacity Robot Dog could have 500% tariff.

[@car24dude]

Biden and Trump won’t allow this in the US

[@dxJ-qt2th]

It will endanger the national security of the United States🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DK-ev9dg]

@@dxJ-qt2th 👍👍👍

[@yx-l2853]

Leave No One Behind 👍👍

[@user-qe9bc8rk1v]

6, Thinking outside the box

[@user-iy1cv2il8f]

please apply this guidance system to seniors, hospital patients, tourist, children, real dogs etc

[@Ahda108]

U.S: our robot dogs are for shows. CHINA: YOU GOT ROBOT 🐶, YOU GOT A ROBOT 🐶, YOU GOT A ROBOT 🐶

[@wjue]

c'est une bonne application!

[@goelnuma6527]

india?? What are you doing with your mountain of unemployed engineers?

[@Alan-xr5pj]

Modi: I know ...I know.... India is a Super-battery-Power! 🇮🇳

[@vsalasarcr]

Saudos, impressive. We see how new technologies are adapting to needs.

[@MoskalenkoElena24]

Они уже всех своих собак сожрали??? Теперь механическую собаку придумали🤣

[@clementyap1009]

Add AI by speech to train dogs

[@socomxx]

This technology has been out for at least a couple of decades.

[@bayernvoeller]

united states has Zombies walking on two feet ' What happened to this Neighborhood? ' ' I've never seen anything like it': Inside the center of the tranq drug crisis ' ' Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave Documentary, October 25-26 2023 ' - youtube

[@hw5829]

Why it needs to be a dog? Isn't it more convenient to have a self-driving wheel-chair?

[@jamesfederer5592]

Dogs can climb stairs

[@hw5829]

Good catch. Then it can be a back-pack or a cap with visual and dialog functions. There should be some better ways than a dog anyway.

[@zhengzeng1515]

They are visual impaired, not legs impaired

[@zenithsomining820]

​@@hw5829Give it up man...😂😂

[@ALWH1314]

It’s a robot, you can call it whatever you want, cat, tiger, sheep, lizard……

[@theotheleo6830]

Why develop a guide dog that uses cameras, speakers, and microphones? Why not install those things on a helmet or hat that the user can wear. The helmet can guide via sound.

[@sgjner]

Are you a blind person? Can you just close your eyes and walk up/downstairs with someone next to you telling you where to make turns and when you need to stop or walk faster?

[@theotheleo6830]

@@sgjner The robot dog communicates via voice so why not? Also, I saw videos of a couple of blind people who "view" their surroundings via clicks.

[@dxJ-qt2th]

Blind people need to guide the blind to maintain their body balance. Vestibular perception, proprioception and visual hearing together maintain their body balance. Without vision, you need more sense of touch. Instructions can't make you walk straight when you lose visual cues. Blind people who leave the blind road (tactile cues) are prone to fall or fall into traffic, and voice instructions are lagging behind!

[@theotheleo6830]

@@dxJ-qt2th Have you ever seen a blind person walking with a cane? Do they go straight, zigzag, or in circles? Was the blind man in the video, who was walking with his blind wife, walking straight? C'mon, dude, get real.

[@tedchandran]

Jai Hind. The dog should have AI that can understand Hindi as well.

[@rewardsoverwater7821]

Wait until after the rapture.

[@uningtvactionclips5590]

Fake

[@mouseisbroken]

Chinese overcapacity issue is being extended to all sectors, alarming!

[@JonesDelacruz-pl8yt]

why dont use a real dog

[@3388qqq]

狗會大便😢

[@user-ig8ox2ih5r]

hard

[@edgardodelacruz6952]

The four kegged tumbled that is why they designed a six kegged. Chinese tech may not be perfected because of the fact that the tech was stollen.

[@n.m.5744]

This news hurt, huh?