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Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • An overview of HRI and its multidisciplinary nature
  • Applications across industry, healthcare, and service robotics
  • Human-centered design principles for interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • The basics of speech recognition and natural language understanding
  • Creating voice commands and responses using Python
  • Integrating speech interfaces with ROS-based robots

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

  • The role of gestures and body language in human–robot communication
  • Utilising computer vision for gesture detection and classification
  • Implementing real-time gesture recognition using OpenCV and AI models

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Principles of human–robot collaboration and shared autonomy
  • Safety frameworks for physical and cognitive interaction
  • Integrating sensor feedback and adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Combining voice, gesture, and visual feedback
  • Managing context and user intent within multimodal systems
  • Building a simple 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
  • Evaluating the usability and safety of interaction interfaces

Hands-on Project: Building a Voice and Gesture-Controlled Collaborative Robot

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

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

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

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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