Problem with AI dodging obstacles

Hey guys, I was following a tutorial on AI avoiding obstacles. The tutorial was in JS and i tried to convert it to C# along with some of my own code, Now the movement works fine and it casts the rays fine, but it doesnt avoid any of the obstacles. It simply runs through them and i cant figure out why, I have added a rigid body to the obstacle. Here is the code, Thanks in advance!

 public class enemyAI : MonoBehaviour
 {    
     public Transform target;
     public float moveSpeed;
     public float rotationSpeed;
     public int maxDistance = 2;
     public static enemyAI enemyAIself; 
     RaycastHit hit;
     
     //private Transform myTransform;
     // Use this for initialization
     void Awake()
     {
         enemyAIself = this;
         //myTransform = transform;    
     }
     void Start () 
     {
         GameObject goTo = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");
         target = goTo.transform;
     }
     
     // Update is called once per frame
     void Update () 
     {
         Vector3 dir = (target.position - transform.position).normalized;
         if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position, transform.forward, out hit, 5))
         {
             if(hit.transform != transform)
             {
                 Debug.DrawLine(transform.position, hit.point, Color.blue);
                 dir += hit.normal  * 50;
             }
         }
         
         Vector3 leftR = transform.position;
         Vector3 rightR = transform.position;
         
         leftR.x -= 2;
         rightR.x += 2;
         
             if (Physics.Raycast(leftR, transform.forward, out hit, 5))
         {
             if(hit.transform != transform)
             {
                 Debug.DrawLine(leftR, hit.point, Color.blue);
                 dir += hit.normal  * 50;
             }
         }
         
             if (Physics.Raycast(rightR, transform.forward, out hit, 5))
         {
             if(hit.transform != transform)
             {
                 Debug.DrawLine(rightR, hit.point, Color.blue);
                 dir += hit.normal  * 50;
             }
         }    
 
         Debug.DrawLine(target.position, transform.position, Color.red);
         
         //look at our target
         transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, Quaternion.LookRotation(target.position - transform.position), rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
         
         if (Vector3.Distance(target.position, transform.position)> maxDistance)
         {
             //move towards the target
             transform.position += transform.forward * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
         }
         
     }
     
     
 }