[NJTechDiv] This Robot Dog Could One Day Replace Seeing Guide Dogs.

[Tracy Carcione]

I don't think such a thing will be capable of doing all the things my guide dog does reliably any time in my lifetime. Just more silly hype.
Tracy

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This Robot Dog Could One Day Replace Seeing Guide Dogs.
https://coolblindtech.com/this-robot-dog-could-one-day-replace-seeing-guide-dogs/

AUGUST 16, 2019 7:49 AM.

Using deep learning and artificial intelligence, scientists from Florida 
Atlantic University’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics (MPCR) 
Laboratory
are bringing Astro, the robotic dog to life.
A robotic tail wagger is not exactly new: Boston Dynamics has been 
honing its all-electric Spot lineup for years.
Astro, features a 3D-printed head (designed to resemble a Doberman 
pinscher) that contains a computerized brain.
He doesn’t just look like a dog, though. He learns like one too: Astro 
is being trained via deep neural network to learn from experience and 
perform real-life tasks.
Built-in sensors, radar imaging, cameras, and a directional microphone 
help ensure that, just like a real dog, he can respond to commands like 
“sit,” “stand,”
and “lie down.”
Eventually, researchers hope Astro will be able to understand hand 
signals, detect different colors, comprehend various languages, 
coordinate with drones, distinguish human faces, and recognize other dogs.

“Astro is inspired by the human brain and he has come to life through 
machine learning and artificial intelligence, which is proving to be an 
invaluable resource in helping to solve some of the world’s most complex 
problems,” Ata Sarajedini, dean of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of 
Science, said in a statement.
Designed to engage and react to his surroundings in real time, the 
intelligent machine will be able to navigate rough terrains and respond 
to dangerous
situations.
As an information scout, Astro can assist police, the military, and 
security personnel in sniffing out guns and explosives.
As if that weren’t impressive enough, the robotic dog may be programmed 
to work as a service dog for the blind or visually impaired or provide 
medical diagnostic monitoring for those who need it.

Who’s a ‘Good Boy?’ Astro, FAU’s Smart Robodog That’s Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=zZTiaj4PU_4&feature=emb_logo

He is also capable of rapidly searching faces in a database, smelling 
the air for foreign substances, and hearing distress calls well outside 
a human’s audible range.

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