Exploring the Use of Tangible User Interfaces for Human-Robot Interaction: A Comparative Study
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2007-09-26
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In this paper we suggest the use of tangible user interfaces (TUIs)
for human-robot interaction (HRI) applications. We discuss the potential
benefits of this approach while focusing on low-level of autonomy tasks. We
present an experimental robotic interaction testbed we implemented to support
our investigation. We used the testbed to explore two HRI-related task-sets:
robotic navigation control and robotic posture control. We discuss the
implementation of these two task-sets using an AIBO robot dog. Both tasks were
also mapped to two different robotic control interfaces: keypad interface
which resembles the interaction approach common in HRI, and a gesture input
mechanism based on Nintendo Wiimotes and Nunchuks. We discuss the interfaces
implementation and conclude with a detailed user study we performed to compare
these different HRI techniques in the two robotic tasks-sets.
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Computer Science