Get in Touch
 Duration 21 hours (3 days)

Course Outline

Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

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

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

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

Gesture Recognition and Nonverbal Communication

  • The significance of gestures and body language in human–robot communication
  • 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 for both physical and cognitive interactions
  • Incorporating sensor feedback and adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Blending voice, gesture, and visual feedback into a cohesive experience
  • Managing context and user intent within multimodal systems
  • Building a simple multimodal HRI prototype within a simulation environment

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • The role of human perception, trust, and acceptance in robotic systems
  • Ethical considerations in collaborative robotics
  • Evaluating the usability and safety of interaction interfaces

Hands-on Project: Building 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 fundamental robotics concepts and Python programming
  • Experience with human–machine interfaces or control systems
  • A keen interest in interaction design, perception, or applied AI

Target Audience

  • HRI researchers focused on human–robot collaboration
  • Product designers creating interactive or assistive robots
  • Engineers exploring multimodal interaction and control system design

Testimonials (2)

Related Categories