RoboShop A Helper Robot

in a Shopping Mall

http://car.mines-douai.fr

Examples of Robotic Services •  Picking in a Shop or a Warehouse •  Guide in a Shopping Mall •  Mobile Interactive Information Booth •  Virtual Shopping via Tele-presence •  Announcements of News & Special Offers •  Distribution of Flyers or Free Products •  Surveillance During Closing Hours

Demo

Robot for Picking Robot builds a map of the warehouse

1.  Operator provides a shopping list

2.  Robot computes the optimal path for picking

3.  Robot guides the operator to items to pick –  Avoids obstacles : humans, carts, ...

Only Once !

RoboShop How Does It Work?

http://car.mines-douai.fr

The Robot •  Laser Range Sensor •  Infra-Red Telemeters •  Sonars •  Odometers •  Motors •  Embdedded PC •  Touch Screen

Robot Builds Map from Laser Scans

Landmarks

At Important Locations

Attached to the Ceiling

Landmark Sensor on the Robot

Detects Important Locations

Robot Annotates Map with Important Locations

Software + Hardware Architecture

Third-Party Robotic Software

Robotic Middleware

Landmark Sensor

User Interface

Robot

Robot Controller

RoboShop is supported by

Contributors Santiago BRAGAGNOLO

Dr. Luc FABRESSE Dr. Noury BOURAQADI

Dr. Jannik LAVAL Robin OUALLET

Jean-Baptiste TOUREAU Dr. Anthony FLEURY Dr. Arnaud DONIEC