Probabilistic Algorithms and the Interactive Museum Tour-Guide Robot Minerva
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- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Robotics Research
- Vol. 19 (11) , 972-999
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02783640022067922
Abstract
This paper describes Minerva, an interactive tour-guide robot that was successfully deployed in a Smithsonian museum. Minerva’s software is pervasively probabilistic, relying on explicit representations of uncertainty in perception and control. During 2 weeks of operation, the robot interacted with thousands of people, both in the museum and through the Web, traversing more than 44 km at speeds of up to 163 cm/sec in the unmodified museum.Keywords
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