PRE2018 1 Group3

Subject: Robotic store clerk

Problem Statement: Room for streamlining, increased efficiency and economizing of supermarkets/stores

Objective: Doing the same work that a store clerk does, like managing the storage, filling shelves & helping customers

Users: Shop/Supermarket owners What do they require?

State of the art: 25 papers (Full adaption of the robot replacing clerks, with a cohesive system that manages the store’s storage)

[1] MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS USING HIGHWAYS AND OFF-ROADS, Gert L. Andersen, Anders C. Christensen, Ole Ravn, Institute for Automation. bldg. 326, Technical University of Denmark [2] Robot Navigation in Sensor Space, Narongdech Keeratipranon, Faculty of Information Technology Queensland University of Technology [3] Guizzo, E. Ackerman. E. (2015). iRobot Brings Visual Mapping and Navigation to the Roomba 980. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved from https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/irobot-brings-visual-mapping-and-navigation-to-the-roomba-980 [4] Lauzier, N. (2018, September 04). Robot Gripper Force Control. Retrieved from https://blog.robotiq.com/bid/53319/Robot-Gripper-Force-Control [5] Michael Zinn, Bernard Roth, Oussama Khatib J. Kenneth Salisbury. A New Actuation Approach for Human Friendly Robot Design. Department of Mechanical Engineering Stanford University [6] Heinzmann, J., & Zelinsky, A. (2000). Building Human-Friendly Robot Systems. SpringerLink, 305–312. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4471-0765-1_37 [7] Wisskirchen, G., Biacabe, B T. et al. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Their Impact on the Workplace, April 2017, IBA Global Employment Institute [8] Romeo, J. How Will Robot Store Clerks Disrupt Retail? - Robotics Business Review. (2016, July 26). Retrieved from https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/supply-chain/how-will-robot-store-clerks-disrupt-retail [9] Bertacchini, F., Bilotta, E., & Pantano, P. (2017). Shopping with a robotic companion. Computers in Human Behavior, 77, 382–395. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.064 [10] Mantha, B. R. K., Menassa, C. C., & Kamat, V. R. (2018). Robotic data collection and simulation for evaluation of building retrofit performance. Autom. Constr., 92, 88–102. doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.03.026 [11] Gonzalez-Jimenez, H. (2018). Taking the fiction out of science fiction: (Self-aware) robots and what they mean for society, retailers and marketers. Futures, 98, 49–56. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2018.01.004 [12] Usher, J. M., McCool, R., Strawderman, L., Carruth, D. W., Bethel, C. L., & May, D. C. (2017). Simulation modeling of pedestrian behavior in the presence of unmanned mobile robots. Simul. Modell. Pract. Theory, 75, 96–112. doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2017.03.012 [13] Darvish, K., Wanderlingh, F., Bruno, B., Simetti, E., Mastrogiovanni, F., & Casalino, G. (2018). Flexible human–robot cooperation models for assisted shop-floor tasks. Mechatronics, 51, 97–114. doi: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2018.03.006 [14] Lee, S. A., & Liang, Y. (. (2018). Robotic foot-in-the-door: Using sequential-request persuasive strategies in human-robot interaction. Computers in Human Behavior. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.026 [15] Rajithkumar, B. K., Deepak, G. M., Uma, B. V., Hadimani, B. N., Darshan, A. R., & Kamble, C. R. (2018). Design and Development of Weight Sensors Based Smart Shopping Cart and Rack System for Shopping Malls. Mater. Today:. Proc., 5(4, Part 3), 10814–10820. doi: 10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.367 [16] Tomizawa, T., & Ohya, A. (2006, October). Remote shopping robot system,-development of a hand mechanism for grasping fresh foods in a supermarket. In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on (pp. 4953-4958). IEEE. DOI: 10.1177/1729881417703569 [17] Payá, L., Gil, A., & Reinoso, O. (2017). A state-of-the-art review on mapping and localization of mobile robots using omnidirectional vision sensors. Journal of Sensors, 2017. DOI: 10.1155/2017/3497650 [18] Cheng, C. H., Chen, C. Y., Liang, J. J., Tsai, T. N., Liu, C. Y., & Li, T. H. S. (2017, September). Design and implementation of prototype service robot for shopping in a supermarket. In Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (ARIS), 2017 International Conference on (pp. 46-51). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/ARIS.2017.8297181

Articles summary:

Approach: Brainstorming, Literature study, Documenting progress, Investigate technical, ethical and legal/financial aspects, making a prototype to simulate real events, document and finalizing wiki, video recording as a presentation.

Milestones: Collect 25 relevant papers Designate roles Letting average consumers do a survey Weekly updates of the wiki Design prototype Navigation Shelf filling function Consumer support system Finalize prototype Make video of the prototype for the presentation Gaining the opinions of shop owners on the finalized product

Deliverables: 25 Papers Regular updates on the wiki Surveys Prototype Video

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