| Can mobile robots guide the blind?
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One could argue that any mobile robot with obstacle avoidance can be used as a guide for the blind.
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However, mobile robots are inherently unsuited to the task of guiding a pedestrian: mobile robots are large, heavy, and incapable of climbing up or down stairs or boardwalks.
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One might then argue that the blind pedestrian could use ramps and elevators.
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However, this approach would actually burden the blind (but mobility-wise perfectly able-bodied traveler) with the additional, severe handicap of limited mobility.
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