Stephen Folkerts '24 / Binghamton UniversityDespite their ability to improve the livelihoods of visually-impaired people, guide dogs are actually pretty rare. Roughly 2 percent of all people who are blind or visually impaired have access to the animals, according to the National Federation of the Blind.Much of this is due to the cost: training one of these canines from puppy to working dog can cost up to $50,000 to $60,000 a year. About half of the puppies who enter training aren’t able to compl
Computer scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have successfully engineered a robot guide dog designed to assist individuals with visual impairments.
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