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Foundations of Human-Robot Interaction

  • An overview of HRI and its interdisciplinary scope
  • Key applications across industrial, healthcare, and service robotics sectors
  • Applying human-centered design principles to interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Essentials of speech recognition and natural language processing
  • Building voice command 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
  • Utilizing computer vision for detecting and classifying gestures
  • Building real-time recognition pipelines with OpenCV and AI models

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core concepts of human–robot teamwork and shared autonomy
  • Establishing safety frameworks for physical and cognitive interaction
  • Incorporating sensor data and adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Architecting Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Synthesizing voice, gesture, and visual feedback channels
  • Handling context and interpreting user intent in multimodal environments
  • Developing a basic multimodal HRI prototype within a simulation

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

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

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

  • Defining system architecture and specifying interaction modes
  • Developing and testing speech and gesture functional modules
  • Integrating and validating the complete HRI prototype

Recap and Future Directions

Requirements

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

Target Audience

  • HRI researchers investigating human–robot collaboration dynamics.
  • Product designers creating interactive or assistive robotic products.
  • Engineers investigating multimodal interaction and control system architectures.
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