Robot lends ‘a seeing eye’ for blind shoppers

As personalized shopping assistants go, it may not be the most attractive one around. The Robotic Guide "dog" created by a Utah State University professor and his graduate students looks like a cross between a carpet cleaner and the plumbing fixtures in your basement.

But the thinking behind the Robotic Guide is to create a device that can guide the blind through grocery-store aisles, the mall or maybe even an airport without assistance.

By Ashley Burrell, USA TODAY

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