Development of a Human Service Robot Application Using Pepper Robot as a Museum Guide

Draghici, Bogdan Gabriel; Dobre, Alexandra Elena; Misaros, Marius; Stan, Ovidiu

doi:10.1109/aqtr55203.2022.9802037

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“…The Various studies have been conducted with Pepper since its release in recent years. There are some studies of Pepper successfully working as a companion or a guide in a variety of settings, such as museum guides [8], elderly care [9], automated tours [10], service robots [11], and education [12]. It can also help in children's education by engaging them in educational games [13].…”

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“…In their study, modules such as people's perception, dialogue, and movement are explored with acceptable results; however, the tests involved only simple movements and dialogues. Draghici et al [8] explained only the capabilities related to face and picture recognition, even though the validation was not included in the study. Therefore, this study aims to provide a realistic assessment of Pepper's features and their practicality in real-world scenarios.…”

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An Exploration of the Pepper Robot’s Capabilities: Unveiling Its Potential

Mishra,

Romero,

Pande

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The application of social robots is increasing daily due to their various capabilities. In real settings, social robots have been successfully deployed in multiple domains, such as health, education, and the service industry. However, it is crucial to identify the strengths and limitations of a social robot before it can be employed in a real-life scenario. In this study, we explore and examine the capabilities of a humanoid robot, ‘Pepper’, which can be programmed to interact with humans. The present paper investigates five capabilities of Pepper: mapping and navigation, speech, hearing, object detection, and face detection. We attempt to study each of these capabilities in-depth with the help of experiments conducted in the laboratory. It has been identified that Pepper’s sound and speech recognition capabilities yielded satisfactory results, even with various accents. On the other hand, Pepper’s built-in SLAM navigation is unreliable, making it difficult to reach destinations accurately due to generated maps. Moreover, its object and face detection capabilities delivered inconsistent outcomes. This shows that Pepper has potential for improvement in its current capabilities. However, previous studies showed that with the integration of artificial intelligence techniques, a social robot’s capabilities can be enhanced significantly. In the future, we will focus on such integration in the Pepper robot, and the present study’s exploration will help to establish a baseline comprehension of the in-built artificial intelligence of Pepper. The findings of the present paper provide insights to researchers and practitioners planning to use the Pepper robot in their future work.

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An Exploration of the Pepper Robot’s Capabilities: Unveiling Its Potential

Mishra,

Romero,

Pande

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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“…Compared to the NAO robot used in the original study by Cormier et al (2013), Pepper is signi cantly taller (NAO is only 0.58 meters in height). Moreover, Pepper is used more frequently in practical interactions with adults, for example, as a receptionist (Karar, Said, Beyrouthy, 2019), a store advisor (De Gauquier et al, 2018), a library assistant (Stahl, Mohnke, Seeliger, 2018), a museum guide(Draghici et al, 2022), in hotel services (Shin and Jeong, 2020), and as support for residents in care homes(Carros et al, 2020).…”

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Can a robot force us to do boring work?Efficiency of performing tedious work under the supervision of a human and a humanoid robot.

Maj,

Grzyb,

Doliński

et al. 2024

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In the context of interactions between humans and robots at work, this research examines the dynamics of obedience and power. We replicated and extended the previous studies by comparing the responses of participants to a humanoid robot, which acts as an authoritative figure, against those to a human in a similar role. While the humanoid robot commanded a significant level of obedience (63%), it was notably lower than that for its human counterpart (75%). Moreover, work under the robot's supervision was performed more slowly and less effectively. The results give a good insight into the practical implications of using humanoid robots in official roles, especially for repeated and tedious tasks or challenging work activities.

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Fidan: a predictive service demand model for assisting nursing home health-care robots

Zhou,

Du,

et al. 2023

Connection Science

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Development of a Human Service Robot Application Using Pepper Robot as a Museum Guide

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

An Exploration of the Pepper Robot’s Capabilities: Unveiling Its Potential

An Exploration of the Pepper Robot’s Capabilities: Unveiling Its Potential

Can a robot force us to do boring work?Efficiency of performing tedious work under the supervision of a human and a humanoid robot.

Fidan: a predictive service demand model for assisting nursing home health-care robots

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