Thursday, 06 May 2021 04:18 PM MYT Nanyang Polytechnic student Dallon Au demonstrating the e-Guide Dog. — Nanyang Polytechnic pic via TODAY Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, May 6 — A team of students at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) has developed a prototype robot dog for the visually impaired that reads out directions and even “barks” when an obstacle is ahead. Instead of a leash, a user holds onto a handle attached to the wheeled device and pushes it along the journey. The “e-Guide Dog” is equipped with laser scanners that detect when an obstacle is in the way. It can also be programmed with preset routes that will give its user directions within a 1m level of accuracy.