Interaction of a Social Robot with Visitors inside a Museum through RFID Technology

Abstract

In this paper, we present our approach on the design of an RFID enabled social robot that interacts with visitors inside a museum. The proposed prototype is enabled with Simultaneous Localization and Mapping capabilities and the necessary hardware to interact with visitors and the exhibits verbally, visually, through touch and more importantly through RFID technology. Based on related prior art, we focus on the development of specific “games” that demonstrate the potential of RFID technology in human-machine interaction. The capabilities of the robot and some representative scenarios are presented herein.