Robotics enter the city: Jinan team offers solutions

At the 2026 World Cities Day event in Fuzhou, a team from the University of Jinan showcased research on integrating robots into urban environments. Their work addresses challenges such as robot navigation in complex city settings, optimal placement of charging and maintenance facilities, and establishing rules for human-robot interaction to ensure safety and privacy. The team has developed simulation platforms for scheduling multiple robots, created visual models for urban governance tasks like environmental assessment, and published a white paper on spatial governance for ground service robots. They also contributed to drafting the first national group standard for building human-robot friendly community guidelines.