Personal assistant robot

Abstract

This paper presents a design and implementation of a prototype personal assistant robot (PAR). The goal for the development of PAR is to investigate how an intelligent machine can assist and interact with a person in a smart manner. The PAR prototype consists of a mobile platform and a three degree-of-freedom manipulator. Currently, implemented functions include PDA remote control, human face recognition and tracking, and fuzzy behavior-based navigation. Experimental studies of these functions show that the robot demonstrates autonomous interactions as well as assistant functions in a natural indoor environment.