Abstract. This contribution introduces MOBSY, a fully integrated, autonomous mobile service robot system. It acts as an automatic dialogue-based receptionist for visitors to our institute. MOBSY incorporates many techniques from different research areas into one working stand-alone system. The techniques involved range from computer vision over speech understanding to classical robotics.
Along with the two main aspects of vision and speech, we also focus on the integration aspect, both on the methodological and on the technical level. We describe the task and the techniques involved. Finally, we discuss the experiences that we gained with MOBSY during a live performance at our institute.
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Zobel, M., Denzler, J., Heigl, B. et al. MOBSY: Integration of vision and dialogue in service robots. Machine Vision and Applications 14, 26–34 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-002-0092-z
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