Service Robot

A Service Robot is an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose worker robot that can perform an automatable service tasks.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Personal Service Robot to being a Professional Service Robot.
• Example(s):
  • a Personal Robot.
  • an Autonomous Automobile?
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an Industrial Robot, such as a Kuka robot.
• See: Automated Checkout Stand, Robotized Warehouse, Robotized Factory Line, International Federation of Robotics.

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References

2013

• http://www.ifr.org/service-robots/
  • QUOTE: A personal service robot or a service robot for personal use is a service robot used for a non-commercial task, usually by lay persons. Examples are domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, personal mobility assist robot, and pet exercising robot.

    A professional service robot or a service robot for professional use is a service robot used for a commercial task, usually operated by a properly trained operator. Examples are cleaning robot for public places, delivery robot in offices or hospitals, fire-fighting robot, rehabilitation robot and surgery robot in hospitals. In this context an operator is a person designated to start, monitor and stop the intended operation of a robot or a robot system.

2012

• https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#!iso:std:55890:en
  • QUOTE: The classification of robot into industrial robot (2.9) or service robot (2.10) is done according to its intended application.

    robot (2.6) that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding industrial automation applications

     personal service robot: service robot for personal use

     service robot (2.10) used for a non-commercial task, usually by lay persons

    EXAMPLE: Domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, personal mobility assist robot, and pet exercising robot.

     professional service robot, service robot for professional use.

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