Get in Touch

Course Outline

Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction

  • Overview of HRI and its interdisciplinary scope
  • Industrial, healthcare, and service robotics applications
  • Human-centered design approaches for interactive systems

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Foundations of speech recognition and natural language understanding
  • Building voice commands and responses 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 categorization
  • Building real-time gesture recognition systems with OpenCV and AI models

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core concepts of human–robot teamwork and shared autonomy
  • Safety protocols for physical and cognitive engagement
  • Incorporating sensor feedback and adaptive control for cooperative tasks

Designing Multimodal Interaction Systems

  • Synthesizing voice, gesture, and visual feedback channels
  • Handling context and user intent within multimodal architectures
  • Constructing a basic multimodal HRI prototype in a simulated environment

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • Human perception, trust, and adoption in robotic settings
  • Ethical implications in collaborative robotics
  • Measuring the usability and safety of interaction interfaces

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

  • Defining system architecture and interaction modes
  • Developing speech and gesture components
  • Integrating and validating the complete HRI prototype

Conclusion and Future Directions

Requirements

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

Target Audience

  • HRI researchers focused on human–robot collaboration
  • Product designers creating interactive or assistive robotic solutions
  • Engineers investigating multimodal interaction and control architectures
 21 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Testimonials (2)

Upcoming Courses

Related Categories