Human mobile robot interaction in the retail environment.

Journal: Scientific data
Published Date: Nov 4, 2022

Abstract

As technology advances, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is boosting overall system efficiency and productivity. However, allowing robots to be present closely with humans will inevitably put higher demands on precise human motion tracking and prediction. Datasets that contain both humans and robots operating in the shared space are receiving growing attention as they may facilitate a variety of robotics and human-systems research. Datasets that track HRI with rich information other than video images during daily activities are rarely seen. In this paper, we introduce a novel dataset that focuses on social navigation between humans and robots in a future-oriented Wholesale and Retail Trade (WRT) environment ( https://uf-retail-cobot-dataset.github.io/ ). Eight participants performed the tasks that are commonly undertaken by consumers and retail workers. More than 260 minutes of data were collected, including robot and human trajectories, human full-body motion capture, eye gaze directions, and other contextual information. Comprehensive descriptions of each category of data stream, as well as potential use cases are included. Furthermore, analysis with multiple data sources and future directions are discussed.

Authors

  • Yuhao Chen
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
  • Yue Luo
    Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611137, China.
  • Chizhao Yang
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
  • Mustafa Ozkan Yerebakan
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
  • Shuai Hao
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
  • Nicolas Grimaldi
    J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
  • Song Li
    Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  • Read Hayes
    Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering FLEX, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
  • Boyi Hu
    a Department of Environmental Health , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA , USA.

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