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The interactive autonomous mobile system RoboX

Roland Siegwart, Björn Jensen, Guy Ramel, Mathieu Meisser, Antoine Lorotte, Gilles Froidevaux, Laetitia Mayor, Xavier Greppin
2002
Conference Papers

Abstract

In this paper we present an autonomous mobile robot system allowing for complex collaborative interaction with non-experienced users while giving a pre-programmed tour of a public exposition. For this several modalities of man-machine communication are used simultaneously. To ensure secure and reliable operation we present a layered development approach centered on the programming system SOUL. At the Swiss National Exhibition Expo.02, ten RoboX systems will interact with hundreds of visitors per day, during a 5-month period from May 15 th to October 21 st 2002, seven days a week, ten hours per day. First tests in a real world environment and an analysis of its interaction with visitors enable us to judge the credibility of the tour-guide robot and the reliability of its operation for this outstanding event.

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Roland Siegwart, Björn Jensen, Guy Ramel, Mathieu Meisser, Antoine Lorotte, Gilles Froidevaux, Laetitia Mayor, Xavier Greppin
2002
Conference Papers

Abstract

Official source

https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/e94a9a60-e21d-4cf4-8326-27256133c44b

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