Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Disaster relief robots have been studied extensively as a promising approach to realize lifesaving and goods transportation without the need for manpower. Most disaster relief robots are designed to search for and find a person in need of rescue. However, it is not always easy for a robot to find a person in need of rescue at a disaster site, and the person in need of rescue may not even notice the presence of a robot approaching very close by. In this study, we therefore investigate the effectiveness of smell as a method of communicating the presence of a robot. We conducted a search experiment with and without smell to evaluate whether the sense of smell is useful for search. The results of the experiment confirmed its high effectiveness in searching with smell.
Authors: Taishin TAKAHATA, Mitsuharu MATSUMOTO
Institution: University of Electro-Communications
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411127608