Innovating Accessibility for Blind/Partially Sighted People: An Autonomous Droid for Orientation and Running
summary
Presentation of the BUDD-e project, a Politecnico di Milano–funded effort to build an autonomous guide robot for blind and partially sighted people to use in structured indoor spaces (hospitals, shopping centers) and during sport (e.g., running). Project partners (Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano, Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e Ipovedenti, ASST Niguarda, Politecnico Sport Service) report development progress and discuss desired robot features and accessibility requirements for the targeted spaces.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 11:39Role of associations
- 23:29Buddy robot description
- 34:27Technology and operation
- 41:10Hospital use cases
- 45:51Demo and tests
- 49:00Next steps and Q&A
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