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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of Human-Robot Interaction

  • An overview of HRI and its interdisciplinary scope.
  • Key applications across industry, healthcare, and service robotics.
  • Applying human-centered design principles to interactive systems.

Voice Interaction and Speech-Based Control

  • Fundamentals of speech recognition and natural language understanding.
  • Creating 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 classification.
  • Building real-time gesture recognition systems using OpenCV and AI models.

Collaborative and Shared Control

  • Core concepts of human–robot teamwork and shared autonomy.
  • Safety frameworks governing physical and cognitive interactions.
  • Integrating sensor data and adaptive controls for cooperative tasks.

Architecting Multimodal Interaction Systems

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

Human Factors, Ethics, and Safety in HRI

  • Understanding human perception, trust, and acceptance of robotic systems.
  • Ethical implications in collaborative robotics.
  • Measuring the usability and safety of interaction interfaces.

Capstone Project: Creating a Voice and Gesture-Controlled Collaborative Robot

  • Structuring the system architecture and defining interaction modes.
  • Developing the speech and gesture recognition modules.
  • Assembling and testing the fully integrated HRI prototype.

Conclusion and Future Pathways

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of robotics concepts and Python programming.
  • Working knowledge of human–machine interfaces or control systems.
  • A keen interest in interaction design, perception technologies, or applied AI.

Target Audience

  • Researchers focused on human–robot collaboration within the HRI domain.
  • Product designers creating interactive or assistive robotic solutions.
  • Engineers investigating multimodal interaction and advanced control systems.

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