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Design of an Autonomous Trash-Picking Service Robot Focussed on Human-Robot Interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

A. Vazhapilli Sureshbabu*
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany
N. M. Martins Pacheco
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany
L. I. Duran Noy
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany
M. Zimmermann
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich, Germany

Abstract

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The design of service robots is typically treated as a mechatronic design problem aimed at implementation of its core technical functionalities. Intuitive operation and usability are ignored. We developed a trash-picking service robot with a strong focus on human-robot interaction (HRI) using the double diamond framework. The HRI-focussed hardware features were successfully implemented and tested. The results were shown to satisfy the ease of operation and usability requirements set as development goals for the robot.

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