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

[Tracy Carcione]

The thing may have some kind of "intelligence", but what about the mechanics?  Could it go up and down stairs?  Work in deep snow?  Or pouring rain? Or, if it's the only way, through a big puddle?  Sometimes I have to be out when conditions are less than ideal.
I just remember the old laser cane that was an interesting idea, but didn't work in lots of real situations.
Tracy


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If you take A I into account it's not so far off really.


On 8/22/2020 11:03 AM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv wrote:
> 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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