An industrial application of behavior-oriented robotics

Abstract

The so-called RoboGuard is a mobile security device which is tightly integrated into the existing surveillance framework developed and marketed by Quadrox, a Belgian SME. RoboGuards are semi-autonomous mobile robots providing video streams via wireless Intranets to existing watchguard systems, supplemented by various basic and optional behaviors. RoboGuards fill several market-niches. Especially, they are a serious alternative to the standard approach of using closed circuit television for surveillance. Low production cost, user friendliness, and support for easy add-on functionalities were important design targets, which were achieved by following the AI paradigm of behavior-oriented robotics.