Overview

The reliability of probabilistic methods for mobile robot navigation has been demonstrated during the deployment of the mobile robots Rhino and Minerva as tour-guides in two populated museums. The task of these robots was to guide people through the exhibitions of the ``Deutsches Museum Bonn'', Germany, and the ``National Museum of American History'' in Washington, D.C.
Rhino in the Deutsches Museum Bonn, Germany, 1997.
Minerva in the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, 1998.

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