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Speak! Robot guide dogs converse with their owners

Since the early 1900s, dogs have helped people who are blind or have low vision to navigate their world. Now, in a very 21st century twist, seeing-eye dogs have gone robotic and added a skill that not ...
CNN

Chinese researchers test robot ‘guide dogs’ to help the visually impaired

Shanghai — It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live with more independence, according to its research ...
Forbes

These Inspiring Women Each Raised 21 Puppies To Become Guide Dogs

The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, relies on volunteers to raise puppies to become future guide dogs for people who are blind. A visit to a New Jersey fair decades ago proved ...
Science Daily

To optimize guide-dog robots, first listen to the visually impaired

What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers. A new study identifies how to develop robot guide dogs with insights from guide dog users and trainers. What features does ...
Business Wire

Guide Dogs for the Blind Unleashes New Puppy Raising Program to Expand Volunteer Base in Oregon

BORING, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) aims to broaden its network of volunteer puppy raisers by launching a new puppy raising initiative in Oregon that provides support and ...