Derivation of Architectural Environmental Components for Evaluating Robot-Friendly Building Certification Systems

As service robots become increasingly integrated into buildings, architectural environments that support safe and efficient robot operation are becoming increasingly important. However, architectural environmental factors applicable to the design and construction stages of robot-friendly buildings have not yet been systematically established. This study aims to derive architectural environmental factors for robot-friendly buildings and propose directions for a domestic certification framework. A literature review and comparative analysis were conducted on REEC (Korea), the BCA Design for Maintainability Guideline (Singapore), and the RFA Robot Friendly Level (Japan), together with Korea’s Barrier-Free (BF) certification criteria, followed by expert review. Based on the analysis, ten architectural environmental factors were derived and linked to four key environmental requirements: movement, vertical movement, sensor perception, and system and communication environments. Based on these findings, directions for a domestic certification framework were proposed, including practical applicability, alignment with relevant standards, and BIM-based digital assessment. Although further validation across diverse building and robot types is required, the findings provide practical criteria for design and construction and a foundation for future BIM-based digital compliance checking.