Fetch-and-carry with CERO: observations from a long-term user study with a service robot

This paper describes the motivation, methodology, and findings of a long-term usage study of CERO, a service robot intended to assist partly motion-impaired people with the transportation of light objects in an office environment. We describe the user's experiences with utilizing the robot over...

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Published inIEEE ROMAN 2002 pp. 158 - 163
Main Authors Huttenrauch, H., Eklundh, K.S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2002
Subjects
Facial animation
Graphical user interfaces
Lighting control
Mobile robots
Motion control
Personal digital assistants
Process design
Prototypes
Road transportation
Service robots
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Summary:This paper describes the motivation, methodology, and findings of a long-term usage study of CERO, a service robot intended to assist partly motion-impaired people with the transportation of light objects in an office environment. We describe the user's experiences with utilizing the robot over a period of 3 months, and the overall process of adapting service robot usage as part of a workgroup setting. The results of the study suggest the need for different modes of operation of a robot. We also question the view of service robots as personalized devices only, and point out the importance of providing transitions between remote- and close proximity control in the use of service robots.
ISBN:9780780375451
0780375459
DOI:10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045615