This post used to contain a survey on guide dog technology. Since, I have looked through the survey/question sticky on the front page and read about this community's annoyances when answering questions. Yes, I am a research student, and I'm sorry for contributing to the desert of students asking barely thought-out questions.

Hopefully the second go-around is better, so here's my revised question. Do you believe there is a necessity to create robotic guide dogs that are cheaper or last longer than traditional guide dogs? Why or why not?

If this revised question is still annoying (and I wouldn't be surprised, I'm still learning about the etiquette so bear with me) just let me know and I'll just delete this post entirely. Thanks!