1. Mobile Robotics Dieter Fox

2. Task l Design mobile robots that can act autonomously in unknown, dynamic environments l Apply probabilistic representations and reasoning to deal with uncertainties Approach Mobile Robotics Challenges l Dealing with uncertain sensor information l Real-time decision making under incomplete knowledge l Interaction with people Dieter Fox

3. Museum Tour-Guide Robots Rhino, Bonn (Germany) Minerva, Washington DC l Guided thousands of visitors through the exhibitions l Robots were completely autonomous l Probabilistic techniques are key to robustness Dieter Fox

4. Applications Dieter Fox l Service robots l Surveillance l Entertainment l Tele-presence, e.g. - Virtual visit to museum or - Personal robotic assistant for the elderly: - Intelligent reminding (e.g. take medication, go to restroom) - Robot is connected to the Web / intelligent home and provides tele-presence for care-givers and physicians Web interface of Minerva