Examination of Standardization of Map Specifications for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Abstract

Autonomous mobile robots are increasingly deployed in manufacturing and logistics, as well as in public facilities, where the services they perform include delivery, security, and cleaning. However, there are still obstacles holding back their use. One of the biggest is getting different kinds of robots from different manufacturers to work together. Robots from different manufacturers cannot be connected with the same operations control system, and introducing a new mobile robot to work alongside robots from another manufacturer requires redesign of the system. Similarly, companies use their own maps to move their robots.

Robot Revolution and Industrial IoT Initiative (RRI), Robot Innovation WG (WG3), Software Architecture Examination Committee has been studying for the standardization of mobile robot interfaces since 2018. In this presentation, we will introduce the map specifications (Localization Map, Environment Map, and Operation Management Map) and their surrounding architecture.