Future of the surveillance systems - examining the mobile robots influence on people’s collective behaviour in the social area of an international airport

This paper presents the objectives of the project, as currently executed in the Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP, which is focused on examining the mobile robots influence on the people’s collective behaviour. The main objective is to identify and interpret the factors, which can drive or impede the common mobile robots application in a busy human environment. The paper also explains the necessity of mobile robots application in systems dedicated to the public safety and security, which would increase the level of necessary surveillance of the infrastructure and people, at specific social area of the international airport. Mobile robots operating in the airport space can enable the security staff to detect the suspicious and dangerous events in a more efficient way. Complementing existing surveillance systems with such devices would significantly enhance the processes of perception and decision making, in reference to preventing or reacting to probable threats.