Service robot system using personal attribute and acquisition preference attribute with networked robots

Abstract

In this research, the authors aimed to implement human-centered system, which understands user and provides a service which suits user. This paper consists of two systems. First, the authors implement service robot system, which provides information by employing user's personal attribute. "Personal attribute" consists of "Preference attribute" and "Body attribute" The system has networked robots share personal attribute information and provides useful information for user. Second, the authors focus on a method for getting user's preference attribute. The authors provide a method for getting user's preference attribute from user's buying history and watching TV history by SOM algorithm. Then, the authors implement service robot systems in a store and room by using the method. In a store and room, the system gets user's preference attribute and provides a service. Finally authors summarized our service robot systems. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.