Research – Human Robot Interaction (HRI)
Robotic Partnerships – Multi Modal Human Robot Interaction
The aim of this research is to expand and advance the modalities and methodologies by which humans and robots interact cooperatively in a shared workspace. Specifically, this research focuses on the motions and physical contacts generated by the robot, the nature of the kinematic and physiological responses these dynamic behaviours elicit in the human partner, and the integration of feedback from the human partner to the control of the robot system. By responding to human reactions (a sort of human-robot “body language”), the robot system can improve the effectiveness, intuitiveness and perceived safety of the interaction. Understanding this closed loop model of physical human-robot interaction with both partners operating as autonomous yet interactive partners, is key to the goal of robots working side by side with humans in home care, office, and industrial environments.
