An Intelligent Observer

This paper describes an integrated mobile robotic systemdubbed the intelligent observer (IO). The IO isa mobile robot which moves through an environment(such as an office building or a factory) while autonomouslyobserving moving targets selected by ahuman operator. The robot carries one or more cameraswhich allow it to track objects while at the sametime sensing its own location. It interacts with a humanuser who issues task-level commands, such asindicating a target to track by...