BUDD-e: an autonomous robotic guide for visually impaired users

2025/11/27 by Jinyang Li, Marcello Farina, Li, Jinyang +17
Engineering · Neuroscience · Psychology · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Electrical engineering #Robotics (cs.RO) #Robotics and Automated Systems #Social Robot Interaction and HRI #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #Tactile and Sensory Interactions #electronic engineering #information engineering

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2511.22541

openalex publication_date 2025/11/27 · openalex created_date 2025/12/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This paper describes the design and the realization of a prototype of the novel guide robot BUDD-e for visually impaired users. The robot has been tested in a real scenario with the help of visually disabled volunteers at ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, in Milan. The results of the experimental campaign are throughly described in the paper, displaying its remarkable performance and user-acceptance.

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