Development of a University Guidance and Information Robot

Blair, A. and Foster, M. E. (2023) Development of a University Guidance and Information Robot. In: 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI2023), Stockholm, Sweden, 13-16 March 2023, pp. 516-520. ISBN 9781450399708 (doi: 10.1145/3568294.3580138)

Abstract

We are developing a social robot that will be deployed in a large, recently-built university building designed for learning and teaching. We outline the design process for this robot, which has included consultations with stakeholders including members of university services, students and other visitors to the building, as well as members of the "Reach Out'' team who normally provide in-person support in the building. These consultations have resulted in a clear specification of the desired robot functionality, which will combine central helpdesk queries with local information about the building and the surrounding university campus. We outline the technical components that will be used to develop the robot system, and also describe how the success of the deployed robot will be evaluated.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Blair, Andrew and Foster, Dr Mary Ellen
• Authors: Blair, A., and Foster, M. E.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering; College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• ISBN: 9781450399708
• Copyright Holders: © 2023 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).
• First Published: First published in HRI '23: Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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