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In this paper we introduce IOmi: a life-sized female humanoid hostess robot intended for serving as guidance in indoor public spaces. Its design methodology, adapted from industrial design approaches, is intended to be applicable in different scenarios, considering the final users of the robot, the intended use of the agent, and the contextual environment. Results from the first test inside a Latin American university environment clarified the needs of the potential users and suggested new directions of research.
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The authors thank Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) for providing the necessary means to implement IOmi, and the Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CETAM) for assistance with manufacturing.
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Onchi, E., Lucho, C., Sigüenza, M., Trovato, G., Cuellar, F. (2016). Introducing IOmi - A Female Robot Hostess for Guidance in a University Environment. In: Agah, A., Cabibihan, JJ., Howard, A., Salichs, M., He, H. (eds) Social Robotics. ICSR 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9979. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47437-3_75
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