# Designing the mobile robot Kevin for a life science laboratory

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.09090 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2304.09090/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 Apr 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Vision-based robot manipulation of transparent liquid containers in a laboratory setting](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2404.16529/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Laboratories are being increasingly automated. In small laboratories individual processes can be fully automated, but this is usually not economically viable. Nevertheless, individual process steps can be performed by flexible, mobile robots to relieve the laboratory staff. As a contribution to the requirements in a life science laboratory the mobile, dextrous robot Kevin was designed by the Fraunhofer IPA research institute in Stuttgart, Germany. Kevin is a mobile service robot which is able to fulfill non-value adding activities such as transportation of labware. This paper gives an overview of Kevin's functionalities, its development process, and presents a preliminary study on how its lights and sounds improve user interaction.