Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Fischinger, David; Einramhof, Peter; Papoutsakis, Konstantinos; Wohlkinger, Walter; Mayer, Peter; Panek, Paul; Hofmann, Stefan; Koertner, Tobias; Weiss, Astrid; Argyros, Antonis A.; Vincze, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.robot.2014.09.029

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“…The literature review resulted in the understanding that cleaning help was the most required assistance in the household (Pigini 2012, Beer 2012, Ng 2012 followed by reaching for things and carrying them (Choi 2009, Telson 2013, Beer 2012, Pigini 2012, Fischinger 2016 or holding things in an assistive capacity (Pigini 2012, Beer 2012. Since potential users, through the literature, generally accept that that a robot could be useful in a household, the activities with the planned focus groups would serve to confirm the literature and help inform the necessary acceptance criteria which can be structured according to the TAM.…”

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Atlas - Examining the Wider Context of Assistive Robotics

Doran

Neumann

Becker

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics

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Abstract:We examine the proposition of a stationary assistive robot arm in the kitchen. Based on a preliminary business plan and with the aim of generating engineering requirements, a multi-disciplinary project was established to examine the wider ramifications of such assistive technology in the household, in a Swiss context, in the fields of health and social wellbeing. Additionally the engineering aspects as well as the business aspects were examined. We detail both the individual methodologies used in this study, the results achieved and discuss the results in a wider context.

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confidence: 99%

Atlas - Examining the Wider Context of Assistive Robotics

Doran

Neumann

Becker

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics

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“…Intelligent service robots are being developed as a solution for the widening gap between supply and demand of human caregivers for elderly/disabled people [2][3][4][5]. These service robots are intended to be operated by non-expert users in human-populated environments.…”

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Enhancing Interpretation of Ambiguous Voice Instructions based on the Environment and the User’s Intention for Improved Human-Friendly Robot Navigation

2017

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Human-friendly interactive features are preferred for domestic service robots. Humans prefer to use verbal communication in order to convey instructions to peers. Those voice instructions often include uncertain terms such as "little" and "far". Therefore, the ability to quantify such information is mandatory for human-friendly service robots. The meaning of such voice instructions depends on the environment and the intention of the user. Therefore, this paper proposes a method in order to interpret the ambiguities in user instructions based on the environment and the intention of the user. The actual intention of the user is identified by analyzing the pointing gestures accompanied with the voice instructions since pointing gestures can be used in order to express the intention of the user. A module called the motion intention switcher (MIS) has been introduced in order to switch the intention of the robot based on the arrangement of the environment and the point referred by the gesture. Experiments have been carried out in an artificially-created domestic environment. According to the experimental results, the behavior of the MIS is effective in identifying the actual intention of the user and switching the intention of the robot. Moreover, the proposed concept is capable of enhancing the uncertain information evaluation ability of robots.

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“…Und dank besserer Methoden basierend auf künst-licher Intelligenz, wie in der Bildverarbeitung, Navigation oder Pfadplanung, ist zu erwarten, dass Roboter in Service-Anwendugen mehr und mehr neben den Menschen arbeiten und helfen werden. Beispiele hiefür sind Roboter in Pflegeheimen zur Unterstützung des Personals, Roboter in Geschäften beim Empfang, und auch Roboter zu Hause die über die Staubsaugroboter hinaus vielfältige Tätigkei-ten ausführen werden wie zum Bespiel Dinge vom Boden aufzuheben [3].…”

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Roboter lernen mit Gegenständen umzugehen: neue Entwicklungen und Chancen

Vincze

Zillich

Prankl

2017

Elektrotech. Inftech.

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Für den zukünftigen Einsatz von Robotern fordern Experten aus der Industrie Roboter, die sicher sind und dem Benutzer eine klare Rückmeldung geben, was der Roboter macht und warum. Eine der wichtigsten Funktionen, um dies zu erreichen, ist die zuverlässige Erkennung der Umgebung, um den Roboter mit einem besseren Verstehen der Welt auszustatten. In diesem Artikel geben wir eine Übersicht derzeitiger Entwicklungen.

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Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Cited by 291 publications

References 32 publications

Atlas - Examining the Wider Context of Assistive Robotics

Atlas - Examining the Wider Context of Assistive Robotics

Enhancing Interpretation of Ambiguous Voice Instructions based on the Environment and the User’s Intention for Improved Human-Friendly Robot Navigation

Roboter lernen mit Gegenständen umzugehen: neue Entwicklungen und Chancen

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