Sobi: An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR)
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021
EditorsSven Behnke, Emanuele Menegatti, Chris McCool
Number of pages7
ISBN (electronic)9781665412131
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventEuropean Conference on Mobile Robots - Online , Bonn, Germany
Duration: 31 Aug 20213 Sept 2021
Conference number: 10th
https://ecmr2021.org

Abstract

Long-term autonomy in service robotics is a current research topic, especially for dynamic, large-scale environments that change over time. We present Sobi, a mobile service robot developed as an interactive guide for open environments, such as public places with indoor and outdoor areas. The robot will serve as a platform for environmental modeling and human-robot interaction. Its main hardware and software components, which we freely license as a documented open source project, are presented. Another key focus is Sobi's monitoring system for long-term autonomy, which restores system components in a targeted manner in order to extend the total system lifetime without unplanned intervention. We demonstrate first results of the long-term autonomous capabilities in a 16-day indoor deployment, in which the robot patrols a total of 66.6 km with an average of 5.5 hours of travel time per weekday, charging autonomously in between. In a user study with 12 participants, we evaluate the appearance and usability of the user interface, which allows users to interactively query information about the environment and directions.

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Sobi: An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments. / Stuede, Marvin; Westermann, Konrad; Schappler, Moritz et al.
2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR): Proceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021. ed. / Sven Behnke; Emanuele Menegatti; Chris McCool. 2021.

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Stuede, M, Westermann, K, Schappler, M & Spindeldreier, S 2021, Sobi: An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments. in S Behnke, E Menegatti & C McCool (eds), 2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR): Proceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021. European Conference on Mobile Robots, Bonn, Germany, 31 Aug 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMR50962.2021.9568838
Stuede, M., Westermann, K., Schappler, M., & Spindeldreier, S. (2021). Sobi: An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments. In S. Behnke, E. Menegatti, & C. McCool (Eds.), 2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR): Proceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMR50962.2021.9568838
Stuede M, Westermann K, Schappler M, Spindeldreier S. Sobi: An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments. In Behnke S, Menegatti E, McCool C, editors, 2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR): Proceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021. 2021 doi: 10.1109/ECMR50962.2021.9568838
Stuede, Marvin ; Westermann, Konrad ; Schappler, Moritz et al. / Sobi : An Interactive Social Service Robot for Long-Term Autonomy in Open Environments. 2021 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR): Proceedings, Virtual Conference 31 August - 3 September 2021. editor / Sven Behnke ; Emanuele Menegatti ; Chris McCool. 2021.
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