A parking lot attendant robot is provided with a camera for capturing an
image of an vehicle and a parking space, and a receiver from receiving
vehicle information such as the steering angle, shift position and
vehicle speed from the vehicle. Based on the knowledge of the position of
the vehicle with respect to the parking space gained from the camera and
the vehicle information received from the vehicle, the robot computes the
optimum parking path which the vehicle should follow. The robot signals
the motorist by a visual and/or auditory display and/or a hand signal as
to how the steering wheel should be turned and which way the vehicle
should move or stop for the vehicle to follow this parking path and to be
successfully parked in the prescribed parking space.