| | |  |  | | Museum of science in San Sebastian | | | On November 9. 2005 a mobile robot, based on the MP-M470 was sent to the KutxaEspacio de la Ciencia in San Sebastian, Spain. In this museum it moves around fully autonomous and welcomes visitors. The robot provides interactive information by means of a touchscreen and the platform's integrated audio system. | | | The futuristic cover of the robot is equipped with several LEDs and a high-quality webcam and a tiltable head. The pictures from the webcam can be watched on a couple of monitors in the museum. | | The Fraunhofer IPA provided the software for this robot, which enables it to interact with the visitors. | | |  | | Opel Showroom, Berlin | | | On October 16, 2003, two new exhibition robots were put into action at Opel in Berlin. Moving autonomously in the exposition halls during the opening hours, the robots entertain and inform visitors. | | | This is the second installation of interactive entertainment robots developed at Fraunhofer IPA in a public building in Berlin following the successful installation of three museum robots at the Museum Of Communication in March 2000. | | | | | | | |  | | Museum of Communication, Berlin | | | You can see an installation with 3 robots already in use in the Museum of Communication in Berlin. The three mobile platforms are an early version of the MP-M470 platform and have been constructed in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) . The prime objective of this installation is to welcome visitors of the museum with a new technical attraction. According to the artistic concept, the mobile robots move freely in the Lichthof of the museum and welcome, entertain, and inform visitors. The focus of the concept lies on the game-like interaction between the machines and people. | | | | 31623.218 kilometers | | Total distance our robots have traveled in the museum (since April 2000) | | | | The robots meet the following technical requirements: | | - Absolute exclusion of any kind of visitors' endangerment
- Automatic recognition and avoidance of barriers,
- Limitation of their workspace to the predefined areas
- Robust design preventing any possible damage, and
- Functions for self-diagnosis, error report and remote administration as well as compliance with other existing installations like photoelectric barriers, motion detector, and sound-sculptures.
| | According to the concept, the three robots are identical in their mechanical MP-M470 platforms but differ in their manner, appearance, and functions. | | - 'Komm-rein' is the animator. Fulfilling its role as a host, it approaches visitors, welcomes them in a friendly way and gives advice for their visit in the museum.
- 'Also gut' fulfills the role of an informer and retells the history of the museum in the form of a monologue.
- 'Mach was' imitates a playing child. It moves around seeming uncoordinatedly and plays with a ball.
| | | The robots have been in use since April 2000 and have covered 31623.218 kilometers. Up to now, no considerable disruptions have been reported. | | | | | | | | |
