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  • Control Systems

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  • Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) is crucial for complex tasks.
  • Existing systems often lack the flexibility for high-interaction forces and diverse control inputs.
  • Mobile cobots require intuitive interfaces for real-world applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the RELAX mobile cobot system.
  • To present a novel unified multimodal interface for commanding the cobot.
  • To evaluate the system's effectiveness in collaborative tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a custom high-payload robotic arm (RELAX).
  • Integration of a multimodal interface combining physical interaction, Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) sensing, GUI, verbal, and gesture control.
  • Evaluation through real-world scenarios involving navigation, obstacle avoidance, and high-payload transportation tasks.

Main Results:

  • The multimodal interface effectively integrates various input modalities.
  • Operators could accurately and efficiently command the RELAX cobot.
  • Complex collaborative missions were successfully completed.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multimodal framework significantly enhances Human-Robot Collaboration capabilities.
  • The RELAX mobile cobot, with its advanced interface, is suitable for demanding real-world HRC tasks.
  • This approach facilitates productive human-cobot teamwork.