Integrating an entertainment robot

Abstract

In this paper we will present Eldi, a mobile robot that has been in opertation at the Elder Museum of Science and Technology at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since december 1999. This is an ongoing project that was organized in three different stages of which only the first one has been accomplished. The initial phase, termed "The Player", the second stage, actually under develpment, has been called "The Cicerone" and in the final phase, termed "The Vagabond", in which Eldi will be allowed to move erratically across the Museum. This paper will focus on the accomplished first stage to succinctly describe the physical robot and the environment and demos developed. Finally we will summarize some important lessons learnt.