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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • Overview of HRI and its interdisciplinary nature
  • Applications in industrial, medical, and service robotics for government
  • Human-centered design principles for interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Foundations of speech recognition and natural language processing
  • Development of voice commands and responses using Python
  • Integration of speech interfaces with ROS-based robotic systems

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

  • The role of gestures and body language in human-robot communication
  • Utilization of computer vision for gesture detection and classification
  • Implementation of real-time gesture recognition with OpenCV and AI models

Collaborative and Shared Control

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

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Combination of voice, gesture, and visual feedback channels
  • Management of context and user intent in multimodal systems
  • Implementation of 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 for government
  • Evaluation of usability and safety of interaction interfaces

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

  • Design of system architecture and definition of interaction modes
  • Implementation of speech and gesture modules
  • Integration and testing of the complete HRI prototype

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of robotics concepts and Python programming
  • Familiarity with human-machine interface or control systems
  • Professional interest in interaction design, perception, or applied AI

Audience

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

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