Background:
Evolving human-robot interaction in the age of robotics.
Increasing integration of quadruped robots into various applications.
Demand for intuitive control and communication methods.
User-friendly interfaces to bridge the gap between humans and quadruped robots.
Goal:
Explore the potential of hand and body gestures.
Develop a novel user interface for quadruped robots.
Enhance accessibility and usability in various applications.
Commanding robot with a specific task #1
Task: command the dog to move to yellow spot, then to the green spot.
Lessons learned:
Immediately, once the dog runs into a corner, it can no longer see the gestures.
The robot could turn to face the user once command is completed.
The first natural thing for the user to do is go to the spot himself, and point down.
The best way to engage is engage with some who is in front of the robot.
Commanding robot with a specific task #2
Task: get the dog’s attention, send gesture signal that you want to interact. Move the dog to the red line. User cannot move from the spot.
Lessons learned:
Immediately, once the dog runs into a corner, it can no longer see the gestures.
The robot could turn to face the user once command is completed.
The first natural thing for the user to do is go to the spot himself, and point down.
The best way to engage is engage with some who is in front of the robot.
Commanding robot with a specific task #3
Task: get the dog’s attention, gesture the dog to move from green, to red, to yellow. User starts from the red line, but s/he can move to wherever once the study starts.
Study is in progress, results coming soon!