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In this work we discuss a novel robotics interface with perception and projection capabilities for facilitating the skill transfer process. The interface aims at allowing humans and robots to interact with each other in the same environment, with respect to visual feedback. During the learning process, the real workspace can be used as a graphical interface for helping the user to better understand what the robot has learned up to then, to display information about the task or to get feedback and guidance. Thus, the user can incrementally visualize and assess the learner's state and, at the same time, focus on the skill transfer without disrupting the continuity of the teaching interaction. We also propose a proof-of-concept, as a core element of the architecture, based on an experimental setting where a picoprojector and an rgb-depth sensor are mounted onto the end-effector of a 7-DOF robotic arm.

A Robotized Projective Interface for Human-Robot Learning Scenarios

Department of Advanced Robotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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In this work we discuss a novel robotics interface with perception and projection capabilities for facilitating the skill transfer process. The interface aims...

A Robotized Projective Interface for Human-Robot Learning Scenarios

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 96 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2012-0025

Keywords
Human-Robot Interaction, Learning from Demonstration, Augmented Reality

This content is open access.

A Robotized Projective Interface for Human-Robot Learning Scenarios

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 96 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2012-0025

KeywordsHuman-Robot Interaction, Learning from Demonstration, Augmented Reality

This content is open access.

Keywords
Human-Robot Interaction, Learning from Demonstration, Augmented Reality