The SMOOTH-Robot: A Modular, Interactive Service Robot

Norbert Krüger; Kerstin Fischer; Poramate Manoonpong; Oskar Palinko; Leon Bodenhagen; Timo  Baumann; Jens Kjærum; Inaki Rano; Lakshadeep Naik; William Kristian Juel; Frederik Haarslev; Jevgeni Ignasov; Emanuela Marchetti; Rosalyn M. Langedijk; Avgi Kollakidou; Kasper Camillus Jeppesen; Conny Heidtmann; Lars Dalgaard

doi:10.3389/frobt.2021.645639

The SMOOTH-Robot: A Modular, Interactive Service Robot

Norbert Krüger^*, Kerstin Fischer, Poramate Manoonpong, Oskar Palinko, Leon Bodenhagen, Timo Baumann , Jens Kjærum, Inaki Rano, Lakshadeep Naik, William Kristian Juel, Frederik Haarslev, Jevgeni Ignasov, Emanuela Marchetti, Rosalyn M. Langedijk, Avgi Kollakidou, Kasper Camillus Jeppesen, Conny Heidtmann, Lars Dalgaard

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Abstract

The SMOOTH-robot is a mobile robot that—due to its modularity—combines a relatively low price with the possibility to be used for a large variety of tasks in a wide range of domains. In this article, we demonstrate the potential of the SMOOTH-robot through three use cases, two of which were performed in elderly care homes. The robot is designed so that it can either make itself ready or be quickly changed by staff to perform different tasks. We carefully considered important design parameters such as the appearance, intended and unintended interactions with users, and the technical complexity, in order to achieve high acceptability and a sufficient degree of utilization of the robot. Three demonstrated use cases indicate that such a robot could contribute to an improved work environment, having the potential to free resources of care staff which could be allocated to actual care-giving tasks. Moreover, the SMOOTH-robot can be used in many other domains, as we will also exemplify in this article.

Original language	English
Article number	645639
Journal	Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Volume	8
Number of pages	22
ISSN	2296-9144
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.645639
Publication status	Published - 5. Oct 2021

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Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Krüger, Fischer, Manoonpong, Palinko, Bodenhagen, Baumann, Kjærum, Rano, Naik, Juel, Haarslev, Ignasov, Marchetti, Langedijk, Kollakidou, Jeppesen, Heidtmann and Dalgaard.

Keywords

human–robot interaction
mobile robots
proactive control
service robots
socially aware navigation

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2 Ph.D. thesis

Situational Awareness and Acceptability of Robots in Shared Environments
Kollakidou, A., 11. Oct 2024, Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet. 219 p.
Research output: Thesis › Ph.D. thesis
Spatio-Temporal Vision for Human-Robot Interaction using Deep Learning
Haarslev, F., 19. Nov 2021, Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet. 153 p.
Research output: Thesis › Ph.D. thesis

1 Finished

SMOOTH: Seamless huMan-robot interactiOn fOr THe support of elderly people
Bodenhagen, L. (Project participant), Palinko, O. (Project participant), Manoonpong, P. (Project participant), Haarslev, F. (Project participant), Krüger, N. (Coordinator), Juel, W. K. (Project participant), Kollakidou, A. (Project participant) & Naik, L. (Project participant)
01/04/2017 → 31/01/2021
Project: Research

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Krüger, N., Fischer, K., Manoonpong, P., Palinko, O., Bodenhagen, L., Baumann , T., Kjærum, J., Rano, I., Naik, L., Juel, W. K., Haarslev, F., Ignasov, J., Marchetti, E., Langedijk, R. M., Kollakidou, A., Camillus Jeppesen, K., Heidtmann, C., & Dalgaard, L. (2021). The SMOOTH-Robot: A Modular, Interactive Service Robot. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 645639. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.645639

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