Original scientific paper

The PEIS Table: An Autonomous Robotic Table for Domestic Environments

Enrico Di Lello ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Alessandro Saffiotti ; Academy of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

Abstract

There are two main trends in the area of home and service robotics. The classical one aims at the development of a single skilled servant robot, able to perform complex tasks in a passive environment. The second, more recent trend aims at the achievement of complex tasks through the cooperation of a network of simpler robotic devices pervasively embedded in the domestic environment. This paper contributes to the latter trend by describing the PEIS Table, an autonomous robotic table that can be embedded in a smart environment. The robotic table can operate alone, performing simple point-to-point navigation, or it can collaborate with other devices in the environment to perform more complex tasks. Collaboration follows the PEIS Ecology model. The hardware and software design of the PEIS Table are guided by a set of requirements for robotic domestic furniture that differ, to some extent, from the requirements usually considered for service robots.

Keywords

Service Robotics; Autonomous robotic table; Robots Ecology

Hrčak ID:

76074

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76074

Publication date:

30.12.2011.

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