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Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • An overview of HRI and its inherently multidisciplinary character
  • Real-world applications across industry, healthcare, and service robotics
  • Human-centered design principles applied to interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Fundamentals of speech recognition and natural language understanding
  • Building voice commands and response logic using Python
  • Connecting speech interfaces with ROS-based robotic platforms

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

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

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core principles of human–robot collaboration and shared autonomy
  • Safety frameworks governing physical and cognitive interaction
  • Fusing sensor feedback with adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Synthesizing voice, gesture, and visual feedback into a cohesive experience
  • Navigating context and user intent within multimodal frameworks
  • Developing a basic multimodal HRI prototype within a simulation environment

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • Analyzing human perception, trust, and acceptance in robotic contexts
  • Ethical implications of collaborative robotics
  • Measuring the usability and safety of interaction interfaces

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

  • Structuring the system architecture and defining specific interaction modes
  • Developing and integrating speech and gesture modules
  • Testing and validating the complete HRI prototype

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of robotics concepts and Python programming
  • Exposure to human–machine interfaces or control systems
  • A strong interest in interaction design, perception, or applied AI

Audience

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