Summary of recent standardization activities in the field of robotics

Abstract

SUMMARYThis paper summarizes the recent standardization activities in the field of robotics by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), OMG (Object Management Group), and other organizations. While the standards in industrial robots have been mainly developed by ISO, the standards on the emerging service robots are initiated by many organizations. One of the goals of this paper is to coordinate the efforts among these groups so that more effective standardization activity can be executed. Standardization in the emerging service robots will eventually promote the proliferation of service robot markets in the near future.

Service robotics for the home

“…Haideggar et al [2] reflect that service robotics evolved as technology advanced, enabling robots to operate in a less structured environment, interact more naturally with humans, and perform increasingly complex tasks. Today, service robotics is considered an emerging market [1].…”

“…Moon et al [1] comment that the cleaning robot was first introduced as a mass product in 2001. Since then, the diversity of available cleaning robots has grown with expectations of significant market growth in the future [8].…”

“…Haideggar et al [2] and Moon et al [1] comment on some of these standards highlighting a need for more coordinated standardization efforts across groups to advance the field. They discuss recent standardization activities toward this objective, highlighting recent work by major organizations.…”

Navigation performance standard for mobile service robots

“…The international standardization activity in the robotic field mainly consists of a few areas, such as mutual understanding, safety, performance, and interoperability [1]. The mutual understanding standards includes vocabulary and coordinate system.…”

Standardized Field Testing of Assistant Robots in a Mars-Like Environment

“…In recent years good progress has been made towards widely-accepted standard benchmarks [1]. By now robot competitions that try to hold constant the task, environment and behaviors, such as the Robocup events [2] are wellestablished.…”