TOURBOT and WebFAIR: Web-Operated Mobile Robots for Tele-Presence in Populated Exhibitions (2002)

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Author	Moors, Mark Baltzakis, Haris Burgard, Wolfram Trahanias, Panos Hähnel, Dirk Schulz, Dirk Argyros, Antonis
Description	In Proceedings of the IROS 02 Workshop on Robots in Exhibition
Abstract	The current paper presents techniques that facilitate mobile robots to be deployed as interactive agents in populated environments, such as museum exhibitions or trade shows. The mobile robots can be tele-operated over the Internet and this way provide remote access to distant users. Throughout this paper we describe several key techniques that have been developed in the relevant projects. They include robust mapping and localization, people-tracking and advanced visualizations for Web users. The developed robotic systems have been installed and operated in the premises of various sites. Use of the above techniques, as well as appropriate authoring tools, has resulted in drastic reduction in the installation times. Additionally, the systems were thoroughly tested and validated in real-world conditions. Such demonstrations ascertain the functionality and reliability of our methods and provide evidence as of the operation of the complete systems.
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Publisher Date	2002-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Various Site Relevant Project Real-world Condition Current Paper Present Technique Several Key Technique Museum Exhibition Remote Access Trade Show Appropriate Authoring Tool Populated Environment Robust Mapping Drastic Reduction Developed Robotic System Installation Time Populated Exhibition Advanced Visualization Interactive Agent Web-operated Mobile Robot
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Proceeding Conference Proceedings Article