dr chieko asakawa is developing what could become the world's first robot guide dog. oh, my gosh.n tool? is it like a different aid other than a long white cane? yes. 0h, brilliant! a mobile phone app is used to programme a destination into the suitcase, which plans a route and directs the user. just hold the handle. not too tight. which button? ai voice: resume navigation. yeah, resume navigation. just hold. 0h! 0k, bye. bye! lucy laughs i've never been guided by an ai before! this is so cool! ai voice: push the elevator button on your front. .. - push the elevator button on your front left. no way! it's moving me round the lift! we're going down. go! it's not a guide dog. forward ! no, door�*s not closing! no, suitcase! ok, i'm out the lift. go! faster, faster, faster, faster, faster. i think he's possibly going slow because there's loads of stuff around me. he's just being careful. he cares about my wellbeing. come on, robot. you can do it. there's amazing people out there developing al to change the lives of our community. and now a! is allowing me to see the world again. this

dr chieko asakawa is developing what could become the world's first robot guide dog. elevator button on your front. .. i push the elevator button on your front left. no way — no way! it's moving me round the lift! we're going down. go! it's not a guide dog. forward ! no, door�*s not closing! no, suitcase! ok, i'm out the lift — go! faster, faster, faster, faster, faster. i think he's possibly going slow because there's loads of stuff around me. he's just being careful. he cares about my wellbeing. come on, robot, you can do it. there's amazing people out there developing al to change the lives of our community. and now ai is allowing me to see the world again. this is so cool. i know i keep saying that, but it's just insane. you have arrived at i exhibition number one — how your body is made. hi, lucy. hello, i made it! why was it your mission, when it wasn't anyone else's, to make the world accessible? it was my first priority to be independent. i didn't want to give up anything because i cannot see. you might think your options, choices are limited compared to sight