Section: Partnerships and Cooperations

FP7 & H2020 Projects

• Program: H2020

• Project acronym: CROWDBOT

• Project title: Safe Navigation of Robots in Dense Human Crowds

• Duration: Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

• Coordinator: Julien Pettré

• Other partners: ETHZ (Switzerland), EPFL (Switzerland), UCL (UK), RWTH (Germany), Softbank (France), Locomotec (Germany)

• Abstract: CrowdBot will enable mobile robots to navigate autonomously and assist humans in crowded areas. Today’s robots are programmed to stop when a human, or any obstacle is too close, to avoid coming into contact while moving. This prevents robots from entering densely frequented areas and performing effectively in these high dynamic environments. CrowdBot aims to fill in the gap in knowledge on close interactions between robots and humans during navigation tasks.