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Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • Overview of HRI and its cross-disciplinary aspects
  • Applications across industry, healthcare, and service robotics
  • Human-centered design principles for interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Fundamentals of speech recognition and natural language understanding
  • Building voice commands and responses using Python
  • Connecting speech interfaces with ROS-based robots

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

  • The significance of gestures and body language in human-robot exchange
  • Leveraging computer vision for gesture detection and classification
  • Implementing real-time gesture recognition using OpenCV and AI models

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core principles of human-robot collaboration and shared autonomy
  • Safety frameworks for physical and cognitive interaction
  • Incorporating sensor feedback and adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Synthesizing voice, gesture, and visual feedback
  • Handling context and user intent within multimodal frameworks
  • Building a basic multimodal HRI prototype in simulation

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • Human perception, trust, and acceptance in robotic systems
  • Ethical considerations in collaborative robotics
  • Assessing the usability and safety of interaction interfaces

Practical Project: Constructing a Voice and Gesture-Controlled Collaborative Robot

  • Structuring system architecture and defining interaction modes
  • Developing speech and gesture modules
  • Integrating and testing the complete HRI prototype

Wrap-up and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A fundamental grasp of robotics concepts and Python programming
  • Familiarity with human-machine interfaces or control systems
  • An interest in interaction design, perception, or applied AI

Target Audience

  • HRI researchers investigating human-robot collaboration
  • Product designers creating interactive or assistive robots
  • Engineers exploring multimodal interaction and control systems
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