Towards IoT-Aided Human–Robot Interaction Using NEP and ROS: A Platform-Independent, Accessible and Distributed Approach

Coronado, Enrique; Venture, Gentiane

doi:10.3390/s20051500

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“…Finally, using the framework NEP [5] we can generate simultaneously speech, facial expressions and movements of the robot as described in [24] and animate the robot in a timely manner as the original human speaker. The overall flow is show on an example in figure 4.…”

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Can robots be good public speakers?

Venture¹,

Muraccioli²,

Bourguet

et al. 2022

Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Our research aims at understanding if robots could be good at public speaking, what they need to achieve the level of a good public speaker and how they may surpass a human public speaker. Previous research results indicate that designing a robot speaker by mimicking some of the behaviours of a human speaker is not enough Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Copyrights for third-party components of this work must be honored. For all other uses, contact the owner/author(s).

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Section: Robot Retargetingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can robots be good public speakers?

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Muraccioli²,

Bourguet

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Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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“…The main objectives of EUD/EUP industrial tools are reducing training efforts and increasing the flexibility of robot-based systems. EUD/EUP tools in this category enable factory workers to intuitively re-program robots without using nor learning a general-purpose programming language [1]. EUP approaches often used for this task are Visual Programming [18], [19] and Programming by Demonstration (PbD) [20], [21].…”

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“…Rather than only focus on some specific programming or behavior modeling approach, RIZE was designed to enable the exploration of novel, structured, modular, reactive and advanced behavioral modeling methods and visual languages. This perspective represents the main difference with respect to previous EUP/EUD tools for robotics [1]. In the next sections, we present an example of a programming interface built on top of RIZE framework denoted as Open RIZE which uses a combination of FSMs and BTs for enabling decision-making.…”

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“…Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a field populated to a great extent by researchers and professionals expert in Information Technology (IT) [1]. In the literature, it is common to read about HRI studies that are carried out by such technically skilled people, who are often referred to as hightech scribes [2], in various controlled scenarios [3].…”

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Towards a Modular and Distributed End-User Development Framework for Human-Robot Interaction

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In an effort towards the democratization of Robotics, this article presents a novel End-User Development framework called Robot Interfaces From Zero Experience (RIZE). The framework provides a set of useful software tools for the creation of robot-oriented software architectures and programming interfaces, as well as the modeling and execution of robot behaviors, with a specific emphasis on social behaviors. Programming interfaces built on top of RIZE enable professionals with different backgrounds and interests to design, adapt, and scale-up robotics applications. As an example of a programming interface, we present Open RIZE, which exploits an End-User Programming paradigm combining blocks, tables, and forms-filling interfaces. Unlike previous approaches, robot behavioral code generated by Open RIZE is intrinsically modular, re-usable, scalable, neutral to the employed programming language, and platformagnostic. In the article, we present the main design guidelines and features of Open RIZE. Additionally, we perform an initial usability evaluation of the Open RIZE interface in an online workshop. Preliminary results using the System Usability Scale with 10 novice end-users indicate that Open RIZE is easy-to-use and learn.INDEX TERMS Robotics, human-robot interaction, end-user development, robot programming, social robots, service robots.

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“…The main obstacle is represented by the difficulty of migration from ROS 1 due to multiple requirements in terms of technological updates, a consequence being the reduced usability of existing developments, as stated in the Ref. [19]. However, it is expected for ROS 2 to generally replace the previous version because of the new features that are suitable for the evolving requirements present in Industry 4.0 scenarios.…”

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DDS and OPC UA Protocol Coexistence Solution in Real-Time and Industry 4.0 Context Using Non-Ideal Infrastructure

Ioana

Korodi

2021

Sensors

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Continuing the evolution towards Industry 4.0, the industrial communication protocols represent a significant topic of interest, as real-time data exchange between multiple devices constitute the pillar of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) scenarios. Although the legacy protocols are still persistent in the industry, the transition was initiated by the key Industry 4.0 facilitating protocol, the Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture (OPC UA). OPC UA has to reach the envisioned applicability, and it therefore has to consider coexistence with other emerging real-time oriented protocols in the production lines. The Data Distribution Service (DDS) will certainly be present in future architectures in some areas as robots, co-bots, and compact units. The current paper proposes a solution to evaluate the real-time coexistence of OPC UA and DDS protocols, functioning in parallel and in a gateway context. The purpose is to confirm the compatibility and feasibility between the two protocols alongside a general definition of criteria and expectations from an architectural point of view, pointing out advantages and disadvantages in a neutral manner, shaping a comprehensive view of the possibilities. The researched architecture is meant to comply with both performance comparison scenarios and interaction scenarios over a gateway application. Considering the industrial tendencies, the developed solution is applied using non-ideal infrastructures to provide a more feasible and faster applicability in the production lines.

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Towards IoT-Aided Human–Robot Interaction Using NEP and ROS: A Platform-Independent, Accessible and Distributed Approach

Cited by 20 publications

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Can robots be good public speakers?

Can robots be good public speakers?

Towards a Modular and Distributed End-User Development Framework for Human-Robot Interaction

DDS and OPC UA Protocol Coexistence Solution in Real-Time and Industry 4.0 Context Using Non-Ideal Infrastructure

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