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Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • An overview of HRI and its multidisciplinary scope.
  • Key applications in industry, healthcare, and service robotics.
  • Human-centered design principles for creating interactive systems.

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

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

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

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

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core principles of human–robot collaboration and shared autonomy.
  • Safety frameworks for both physical and cognitive interactions.
  • Incorporating sensor feedback and adaptive control for cooperative tasks.

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Synthesizing voice, gesture, and visual feedback.
  • Managing context and user intent within multimodal systems.
  • Building a simple multimodal HRI prototype in a simulation environment.

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • Human perception, trust, and acceptance in robotic contexts.
  • Ethical implications in collaborative robotics.
  • Evaluating the usability and safety of interaction interfaces.

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

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

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of basic robotics concepts and Python programming.
  • Experience with human–machine interfaces or control systems.
  • A genuine interest in interaction design, perception, or applied AI.

Target Audience

  • HRI researchers focused on human–robot collaboration.
  • Product designers working on interactive or assistive robots.
  • Engineers investigating multimodal interaction and control systems.
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