scholarly journals Programming Robots by Demonstration Using Augmented Reality

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (17) ◽  
pp. 5976
Author(s):  
Inês Soares ◽  
Marcelo Petry ◽  
António Paulo Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Hand Movement ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Geometric Figures ◽  
Machine Interaction

The world is living the fourth industrial revolution, marked by the increasing intelligence and automation of manufacturing systems. Nevertheless, there are types of tasks that are too complex or too expensive to be fully automated, it would be more efficient if the machines were able to work with the human, not only by sharing the same workspace but also as useful collaborators. A possible solution to that problem is on human–robot interaction systems, understanding the applications where they can be helpful to implement and what are the challenges they face. This work proposes the development of an industrial prototype of a human–machine interaction system through Augmented Reality, in which the objective is to enable an industrial operator without any programming experience to program a robot. The system itself is divided into two different parts: the tracking system, which records the operator’s hand movement, and the translator system, which writes the program to be sent to the robot that will execute the task. To demonstrate the concept, the user drew geometric figures, and the robot was able to replicate the operator’s path recorded.

scholarly journals Emotion based human-robot interaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 01001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Berns ◽  
Zuhair Zafar
Keyword(s):  
Humanoid Robot ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Perception System ◽  
Machine Interaction

Human-machine interaction is a major challenge in the development of complex humanoid robots. In addition to verbal communication the use of non-verbal cues such as hand, arm and body gestures or mimics can improve the understanding of the intention of the robot. On the other hand, by perceiving such mechanisms of a human in a typical interaction scenario the humanoid robot can adapt its interaction skills in a better way. In this work, the perception system of two social robots, ROMAN and ROBIN of the RRLAB of the TU Kaiserslautern, is presented in the range of human-robot interaction.

scholarly journals Robotic affective abilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Maike Klein
Keyword(s):  
Computational Models ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
Robot Arm ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
Emotion Theory ◽  
Machine Interaction ◽  
Theoretical Issues

Within both popular media and (some) scientific contexts, affective and ‘emotional’ machines are assumed to already exist. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to some of the key conceptual and theoretical issues raised by the ostensible affectivity. My investigation starts with three robotic encounters: a robot arm, the first (according to media) ‘emotional’ robot, Pepper, and Mako, a robotic cat. To make sense of affectivity in these encounters, I discuss emotion theoretical implications for affectivity in human-machine-interaction. Which theories have been implemented in the creation of the encountered robots? Being aware that in any given robot, there is no strict implementation of one single emotion theory, I will focus on two commonly used emotion theories: Russell and Mehrabian’s Three-Factor Theory of Emotion (the computational models derived from that theory are known as PAD models) and Ekman’s Basic Emotion Theory. An alternative way to approach affectivity in artificial systems is the Relational Approach of Damiano et al. which emphasizes human-robot-interaction in social robotics. In considering this alternative I also raise questions about the possibility of affectivity in robot-robot-relations.

scholarly journals Emotion Recognition for Human-Robot Interaction: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Spezialetti ◽  
Giuseppe Placidi ◽  
Silvia Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Affective Computing ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Machine Interaction

A fascinating challenge in the field of human–robot interaction is the possibility to endow robots with emotional intelligence in order to make the interaction more intuitive, genuine, and natural. To achieve this, a critical point is the capability of the robot to infer and interpret human emotions. Emotion recognition has been widely explored in the broader fields of human–machine interaction and affective computing. Here, we report recent advances in emotion recognition, with particular regard to the human–robot interaction context. Our aim is to review the state of the art of currently adopted emotional models, interaction modalities, and classification strategies and offer our point of view on future developments and critical issues. We focus on facial expressions, body poses and kinematics, voice, brain activity, and peripheral physiological responses, also providing a list of available datasets containing data from these modalities.

Human-Robot Interaction

2011 ◽  
pp. 855-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jutta Weber
Keyword(s):  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
New Models ◽  
Pet Owner ◽  
Machine Interaction

Some people regard the personal mobile robot as a candidate for the next digital revolution as it might become a future ubiquitous tool and everyday partner of humans. This new “socio-emotional” robot is supposed to conduct dialogue, to develop social competencies and to support users in everyday life. In this chapter, I sketch out the epistemological, ontological and techno-material groundings of personal service robotics which is based on new models of human-machine interaction like caregiver-infant or pet-owner. I discuss the conversational paradigm in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) with its problematic concepts of “pre-given” social mechanisms, uninformed users as well as its new understanding of sociality as service.

scholarly journals The Role of Frustration in Human–Robot Interaction – What Is Needed for a Successful Collaboration?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Weidemann ◽  
Nele Rußwinkel
Keyword(s):  
Negative Influence ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Interaction Factors ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
Machine Interaction

To realize a successful and collaborative interaction between human and robots remains a big challenge. Emotional reactions of the user provide crucial information for a successful interaction. These reactions carry key factors to prevent errors and fatal bidirectional misunderstanding. In cases where human–machine interaction does not proceed as expected, negative emotions, like frustration, can arise. Therefore, it is important to identify frustration in a human–machine interaction and to investigate its impact on other influencing factors such as dominance, sense of control and task performance. This paper presents a study that investigates a close cooperative work situation between human and robot, and explore the influence frustration has on the interaction. The task for the participants was to hand over colored balls to two different robot systems (an anthropomorphic robot and a robotic arm). The robot systems had to throw the balls into appropriate baskets. The coordination between human and robot was controlled by various gestures and words by means of trial and error. Participants were divided into two groups, a frustration- (FRUST) and a no frustration- (NOFRUST) group. Frustration was induced by the behavior of the robotic systems which made errors during the ball handover. Subjective and objective methods were used. The sample size of participants was N = 30 and the study was conducted in a between-subject design. Results show clear differences in perceived frustration in the two condition groups and different behavioral interactions were shown by the participants. Furthermore, frustration has a negative influence on interaction factors such as dominance and sense of control. The study provides important information concerning the influence of frustration on human–robot interaction (HRI) for the requirements of a successful, natural, and social HRI. The results (qualitative and quantitative) are discussed in favor of how a successful und effortless interaction between human and robot can be realized and what relevant factors, like appearance of the robot and influence of frustration on sense of control, have to be regarded.

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