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Evolution of a Useful Autonomous System (2009)

Artur Dubrawski, Henry Thorne

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Autonomous Systems, Robotics

Abstract

This paper reviews experiences of designers, implementers and marketers
of the Tug: an autonomous robotic delivery system. We enumerate challenges involved
in the process of marketing autonomous systems and we illustrate their practical
implications using the evolution of the Tug design as an informative example.
A brief description of the technologies used in the components of the Tug system
is complemented with the discussion of the lessons learned in the process of their
design, prototyping and deployment.We argue that autonomous robotic systems can
be perfectly marketable if sufficient attention is paid to the multifaceted characteristics
of their target environments.

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Approximate BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{DubrawskiThorne_ROMOCO_2009,
    Month = {June},
    Year = {2009},
    Publisher = {Springer Verlag},
    Address = {Czerniejewo, Poland},
    Booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control},
    Series = {LNCS},
    Author = { Artur Dubrawski, Henry Thorne },
    Title = {Evolution of a Useful Autonomous System}
}

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