Robox, a Remarkable Mobile Robot for the Real World

In this paper we present Robox, a mobile robot designed for autonomous operation in a mass exhibition environment. Robox has unique multi-modal interaction capabilities and a novel approach to localization using multiple Gaussian hypotheses. What makes Robox one of a kind is on the one hand its design and the variety of functionalities united in one platform and on the other hand the scale of the Expo.02 project where Robox has been deployed.

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