Socially aware robot navigation is gaining popularity with the increase in delivery and assistive robots. The research is further fueled by a need for socially aware navigation skills in autonomous vehicles to move safely and appropriately in spaces shared with humans. Although most of these are ground robots, drones are also entering the field. In this paper, we present a literature survey of the works on socially aware robot navigation in the past 10 years. We propose four different faceted taxonomies to navigate the literature and examine the field from four different perspectives. Through the taxonomic review, we discuss the current research directions and the extending scope of applications in various domains. Further, we put forward a list of current research opportunities and present a discussion on possible future challenges that are likely to emerge in the field.

翻译：社会意识机器人导航正随着配送机器人和辅助机器人应用的增加而日益受到关注。这一研究领域的发展还得益于自动驾驶车辆在人类共享空间中需要具备安全、合理的社交导航能力。尽管目前这类机器人大多为地面机器人，但无人机也正在进入该领域。本文对过去十年间社会意识机器人导航领域的研究成果进行了文献综述。我们提出了四种不同层面的分类体系，以便从四个不同视角梳理文献并审视该领域。通过分类梳理，我们探讨了当前的研究方向及该领域在多个应用场景中不断扩展的应用范围。此外，我们梳理了当前的研究机遇清单，并就该领域未来可能出现的挑战展开了讨论。