Scaling physical AI: What a robotic guide dog teaches us about distributed edge workloads

Source: Red Hat Blog

For the millions of visually impaired individuals worldwide, the lack of access to trained guide dogs represents a severe accessibility gap. While robotic alternatives exist, they have historically been limited by high costs and short battery life due to the heavy on-device processing required for autonomy. This year at DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, we are showcasing the Catalyst project, “The robotic dog: AI at the edge, sustainable revenue at scale.” This Catalyst project demonstrates our collaboration with AsiaInfo, ATT, China Telecom, Netcracker, Omantel, and ZTE, and shows how intelligen