The reliability of probabilistic methods for mobile robot navigation
has been demonstrated during the deployment of the mobile robots Rhino
and Minerva as tour-guides in two populated museums. The task of
these robots was to guide people through the exhibitions of the
``Deutsches Museum Bonn'', Germany, and the ``National Museum of
American History'' in Washington, D.C.
Rhino
in the Deutsches Museum Bonn, Germany, 1997.
Minerva in the National
Museum of American History, Washington, DC, 1998.
Click on the images to download a video showing the robots as they operate in the
museums.
Publications
S. Thrun, M. Bennewitz, W. Burgard, A.B. Cremers, F. Dellaert, D.
Fox, D. Hähnel, C. Rosenberg, N. Roy, J. Schulte, and
D. Schulz.
