---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002725"
title: "Guide robots for passenger assistance"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:14:56.348843Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002725"
categories:
  - "sensors-controls-machine-vision/industrial-control"
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# Guide robots for passenger assistance

## Abstract

An automatic wayfinding system is provided and includes a robotic guide, a passenger interface through which a passenger provides an input of a desired destination and a dispatching module, which, upon receipt of the input of the desired destination, dispatches the robotic guide to the passenger. At least one of the robotic guide and the dispatching module have access to a navigation map including the desired destination, a current position of the passenger and information relating to one or more paths from the current position of the passenger to the desired destination. The robotic guide is programmed to lead the passenger along the one or more paths while remaining tethered to the passenger.