ROBOTICS
CoBot Studio: mixed reality simulation environment for human-machine cooperation
Investigation of communication processes in physical collaboration between humans and robots
Project content
The goal of the CoBot Studio project is to develop a mixed reality simulation environment for the investigation of communication processes in physical collaboration between humans and robots. A large number of different people can perform industry-relevant collaborative actions with robots within defined scenarios (physical approach, hand-over, assembly). Within the scenarios, non-verbal communication signals (motion sequences, visual signals) of the robot are varied and examined for their interpretability for humans and the associated evaluation of the collaborative experience (well-being, subjective safety, control perception).
Key aspects
- Mixed-reality simulation environments for collaborative industrial applications
- Modelling of robot intentions combined with visual signals
- Investigation of non-verbal communication signals of the robot
- Interpretability of robot actions by humans
- Evaluation of the collaboration experience
- Design principles for human-compatible design of motion sequences and signals
Project information
- Financing agency: FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency)
- Call: FFG Pilot-Ausschreibung Ideen Lab 4.0
- FFG Project number: 872590
- Project period: 06/2019-11/2022