MARLIN: A Cloud Integrated Robotic Solution to Support Intralogistics in Retail
<|reference_start|>MARLIN: A Cloud Integrated Robotic Solution to Support Intralogistics in Retail: In this paper, we present the service robot MARLIN and its integration with the K4R platform, a cloud system for complex AI applications in retail. At its core, this platform contains so-called semantic digital twins, a semantically annotated representation of the retail store. MARLIN continuously exchanges data with the K4R platform, improving the robot's capabilities in perception, autonomous navigation, and task planning. We exploit these capabilities in a retail intralogistics scenario, specifically by assisting store employees in stocking shelves. We demonstrate that MARLIN is able to update the digital representation of the retail store by detecting and classifying obstacles, autonomously planning and executing replenishment missions, adapting to unforeseen changes in the environment, and interacting with store employees. Experiments are conducted in simulation, in a laboratory environment, and in a real store. We also describe and evaluate a novel algorithm for autonomous navigation of articulated tractor-trailer systems. The algorithm outperforms the manufacturer's proprietary navigation approach and improves MARLIN's navigation capabilities in confined spaces.<|reference_end|>
@article{mronga2024marlin:,
    title={MARLIN: A Cloud Integrated Robotic Solution to Support Intralogistics in
  Retail},
    author={Dennis Mronga, Andreas Bresser, Fabian Maas, Adrian Danzglock, Simon
  Stelter, Alina Hawkin, Hoang Giang Nguyen, Michael Beetz, Frank Kirchner},
    journal={MARLIN: A cloud integrated robotic solution to support
  intralogistics in retail, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 175, 2024},
    year={2024},
    doi={10.1016/j.robot.2024.104654},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2407.02078},
    primaryClass={cs.RO cs.AI cs.CV}
}