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¹Grupo de Robótica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada, Spain.

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Autonomous robots rely heavily on cameras, but face challenges in information extraction and limited fields of view.
Effective visual perception and localization are crucial for robots operating in complex environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a dynamic visual memory system for mobile robots to overcome camera limitations.
To integrate an attention mechanism for efficient visual exploration and re-observation.
To enhance robot localization using the proposed visual memory.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a dynamic visual memory storing task-relevant objects and 3D segments.
Development of an attention system balancing re-observation and exploration.
Integration of the visual memory into a visual localization algorithm.

Main Results:

The dynamic visual memory expands the robot's effective field of view.
The attention system guides the robot to relevant areas for observation.
The visual memory significantly improves localization accuracy compared to instantaneous images.

Conclusions:

The proposed dynamic visual memory and attention system enhance robot perception and localization capabilities.
This technology is suitable for service robot applications in domestic environments.
Experimental validation on Pioneer and Nao robots confirms system effectiveness.