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This Robotic Guide Dog Can Understand Traffic Lights And Signs

Tefi is a robotic guide dog that uses Google Maps to get around. Its eyes are a camera linked to a machine learning system, which enables it to differentiate between objects and people and to communicate with its user via speech. This robotic guide dog can read and use traffic signs and traffic lights and can even scan QR codes. The creator of the robotic guide dog says that it has huge potential for helping people with Dementia. Watch to learn more about Tefi.

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