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Door-to-Door Parcel Delivery From Supply Point to User's Home With Heterogeneous Robot Team: The euROBIN First-Year Robotics Hackathon

Suarez, Alejandro and Kartmann, Rainer and Leidner, Daniel and Rossini, Luca and Huber, Johann and Azevedo, Carlos and Rouxel, Quentin and Bjelonic, Marko and Gonzalez-Morgado, Antonio and Dreher, Christian and Schmaus, Peter and Laurenzi, Arturo and Hélénon, François and Serra, Rodrigo and Mouret, Jean-Baptiste and Wellhausen, Lorenz and Perez-Sanchez, Vicente and Gao, Jianfeng and Bauer, Adrian Simon and Luca, Alessio De and Abrini, Mouad and Bettencourt, Rui and Rochel, Olivier and Lee, Joonho and Viana, Pablo and Pohl, Christoph and Batti, Nesrine and Vedelago, Diego and Guda, Vamsi Krishna and Reske, Alexander and Alvarez, Carlos and Reister, Fabian and Friedl, Werner and Burchielli, Corrado and Baudry, Aline and Peller-Konrad, Fabian and Gumpert, Thomas and Muratore, Luca and Gauthier, Philippe and Krebs, Franziska and Jung, Sebastian and Baccelliere, Lorenzo and Watrelot, Hippolyte and Meixner, Andre and Köpken, Anne and Chetouani, Mohamed and Weiner, Pascal and Lay, Florian Samuel and Hundhausen, Felix and Reichert, Anne Elisabeth and Jaquier, Noémie and Schmidt, Florian and Sewtz, Marco and Stulp, Freek and Suchenwirth, Lioba and Triebel, Rudolph and Wu, Xuwei and Arrue, Begoña and Schedl-Warpup, Rebecca and Hutter, Marco and Ivaldi, Serena and Lima, Pedro U. and Doncieux, Stéphane and Tsagarakis, Nikos and Asfour, Tamim and Ollero, Anibal and Albu-Schäffer, Alin Olimpiu (2024) Door-to-Door Parcel Delivery From Supply Point to User's Home With Heterogeneous Robot Team: The euROBIN First-Year Robotics Hackathon. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 32 (3), pp. 8-25. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/MRA.2024.3501954. ISSN 1070-9932.

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Abstract

Logistics and service operations involving parcel preparation, delivery, and unpacking from a supply point to a user's home could be carried out completely by robots in the near future, taking advantage of the capabilities of the different robot morphologies for the logistics, outdoor, and domestic environments. The use of robots for parcel delivery can contribute to the goals of sustainability and reduced emissions by exploiting their different locomotion modalities (wheeled, legged, and aerial). This article reports the development and results obtained from the first robotics hackathon celebrated as part of the European Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Network involving eight robotic platforms in three domains: 1) an industrial robotic arm for parcel preparation at the supply point, 2) a Centauro robot, a dual-arm aerial manipulator, and a wheeled-legged quadruped for parcel transportation, and 3) two humanoid robots and two commercial mobile manipulators for parcel delivery and unpacking in domestic scenarios. The article describes the joint operation and the evaluation scenario, the features and capabilities of the robots, particularly those involved in the realization of the tasks, and the lessons learned.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/216797/
Document Type:Article
Title:Door-to-Door Parcel Delivery From Supply Point to User's Home With Heterogeneous Robot Team: The euROBIN First-Year Robotics Hackathon
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Suarez, AlejandroUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-6957UNSPECIFIED
Kartmann, RainerUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-9366UNSPECIFIED
Leidner, DanielUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5091-7122UNSPECIFIED
Rossini, LucaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-3823UNSPECIFIED
Huber, JohannUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-7099-3142UNSPECIFIED
Azevedo, CarlosUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-8989UNSPECIFIED
Rouxel, QuentinUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-4585UNSPECIFIED
Bjelonic, MarkoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-3920UNSPECIFIED
Gonzalez-Morgado, AntonioUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1991-0843UNSPECIFIED
Dreher, ChristianUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-1919UNSPECIFIED
Schmaus, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Laurenzi, ArturoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9065-1266UNSPECIFIED
Hélénon, FrançoisUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-1014UNSPECIFIED
Serra, RodrigoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-8928UNSPECIFIED
Mouret, Jean-BaptisteUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-027XUNSPECIFIED
Wellhausen, LorenzUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-754XUNSPECIFIED
Perez-Sanchez, VicenteUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6498-1002UNSPECIFIED
Gao, JianfengUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-505XUNSPECIFIED
Bauer, Adrian SimonUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1171-4709192637637
Luca, Alessio DeUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2854-6000UNSPECIFIED
Abrini, MouadUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-3727-4892UNSPECIFIED
Bettencourt, RuiUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-5232UNSPECIFIED
Rochel, OlivierUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-3650UNSPECIFIED
Lee, JoonhoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5072-7385UNSPECIFIED
Viana, PabloUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-5312-5664UNSPECIFIED
Pohl, ChristophUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-3312UNSPECIFIED
Batti, NesrineUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-2404-158X192637643
Vedelago, DiegoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-6778-9052UNSPECIFIED
Guda, Vamsi KrishnaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-0519-8907UNSPECIFIED
Reske, AlexanderUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-7766-8336UNSPECIFIED
Alvarez, CarlosUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-5601-9293UNSPECIFIED
Reister, FabianUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8063-9079UNSPECIFIED
Friedl, WernerUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-7274UNSPECIFIED
Burchielli, CorradoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-1589-8415UNSPECIFIED
Baudry, AlineUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-8919-0715UNSPECIFIED
Peller-Konrad, FabianUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-933XUNSPECIFIED
Gumpert, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Muratore, LucaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-3370UNSPECIFIED
Gauthier, PhilippeUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-6985UNSPECIFIED
Krebs, FranziskaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8565-9386UNSPECIFIED
Jung, SebastianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baccelliere, LorenzoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-328XUNSPECIFIED
Watrelot, HippolyteUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-7359-089XUNSPECIFIED
Meixner, AndreUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-0687UNSPECIFIED
Köpken, AnneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chetouani, MohamedUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2920-4539UNSPECIFIED
Weiner, PascalUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2524-8454UNSPECIFIED
Lay, Florian SamuelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hundhausen, FelixUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-3002-4326UNSPECIFIED
Reichert, Anne ElisabethUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-3980-983X192637648
Jaquier, NoémieUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3565-9414UNSPECIFIED
Schmidt, FlorianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sewtz, MarcoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1662-534XUNSPECIFIED
Stulp, FreekUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Suchenwirth, LiobaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Triebel, RudolphUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wu, XuweiUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-9149UNSPECIFIED
Arrue, BegoñaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-2675UNSPECIFIED
Schedl-Warpup, RebeccaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-9601-9357UNSPECIFIED
Hutter, MarcoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4285-4990UNSPECIFIED
Ivaldi, SerenaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-9835UNSPECIFIED
Lima, Pedro U.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-8050UNSPECIFIED
Doncieux, StéphaneUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-054XUNSPECIFIED
Tsagarakis, NikosUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-8237UNSPECIFIED
Asfour, TamimInstitute for Anthropomatics and RoboticsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ollero, AnibalUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Albu-Schäffer, Alin OlimpiuUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5343-9074192637649
Date:31 December 2024
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:32
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2024.3501954
Page Range:pp. 8-25
Publisher:IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISSN:1070-9932
Status:Published
Keywords:Robot sensing systems, Legged locomotion, Hackathon, Service robots, Manipulators, Logistics, Navigation, Handover, Transportation, Product delivery
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Robotics
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R RO - Robotics
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Interacting Robot Control [RO], R - Intuitive human-robot interface [RO]
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Analysis and Control of Advanced Robotic Systems
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Autonomy and Teleoperation
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Cognitive Robotics
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Institute Development and Central Management
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Management
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Mechatronic Systems
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013) > Perception and Cognition
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (since 2013)
Deposited By: Schmaus, Peter
Deposited On:24 Sep 2025 16:10
Last Modified:24 Sep 2025 16:11

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