The parcel station is set up
As one of the three top parts of UrbANT, the parcel station enables the delivery and collection of parcels to one's own front door or to the office. In order to realise its functionalities, the ika has developed a concept for the top part and detailed it in the past months.
We ♥ Robots? Social acceptance of autonomous micro vehicles in public spaces
Autonomous micro vehicles have great potential to contribute to a more sustainable, desirable living environment. But under what conditions will society accept delivery robots and other autonomous micro vehicles in public spaces?
Online Study about the phenomenon of Gaze Cueing in Human-Robot-Interaction
How do people not run into each other on the pavement? Can this phenomenon be transferred to delivery robots on the pavement? In spring 2021, the Chair Individual and Technology, RWTH Aachen University, conducted an online study to investigate the influence of gaze cueing in interactions between humans and delivery robots.
Central coordination of UrbANT via clac transport management system
With the web-based software solution CLAC Citylogistik (based in Aachen), neomesh introduces a communication center or management interface through which the UrbANT are controlled.
Successful completion of construction phase of shopping set up
In line with the UrbANT project, easy2cool GmbH is responsible for the shopping set up.
It concerns an autonomously driving robot which is able to transport shopping goods right at door-step. Due to the direct user interaction, particular attention is turned on the conception of an ap-propriate ergonomics which has been evaluated through several examinations and studies by pro-ject partner ika.
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