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Collaborative Human-Machine Interfaces For Mobile Manipulators., Shamsudeen Olawale Abubakar
Collaborative Human-Machine Interfaces For Mobile Manipulators., Shamsudeen Olawale Abubakar
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The use of mobile manipulators in service industries as both agents in physical Human Robot Interaction (pHRI) and for social interactions has been on the increase in recent times due to necessities like compensating for workforce shortages and enabling safer and more efficient operations amongst other reasons. Collaborative robots, or co-bots, are robots that are developed for use with human interaction through direct contact or close proximity in a shared space with the human users. The work presented in this dissertation focuses on the design, implementation and analysis of components for the next-generation collaborative human machine interfaces (CHMI) needed for …
Motion And Emotion Estimation For Robotic Autism Intervention., Jacob M Berdichevsky
Motion And Emotion Estimation For Robotic Autism Intervention., Jacob M Berdichevsky
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Robots have recently emerged as a novel approach to treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A robot can be programmed to interact with children with ASD in order to reinforce positive social skills in a non-threatening environment. In prior work, robots were employed in interaction sessions with ASD children, but their sensory and learning abilities were limited, while a human therapist was heavily involved in “puppeteering” the robot. The objective of this work is to create the next-generation autism robot that includes several new interactive and decision-making capabilities that are not found in prior technology. Two of the main features that …