AsHRI - Assistive Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

Research in Assistive Human Robot Interaction (AsHRI) aims to enhance the experience and/or the performance of persons with special needs and disabilities. For example, special HRI user interfaces may be needed to assist persons with vision impairment to operate telerobots. Since robots lack the cognitive and intellectual capabilities of humans, robot interfaces can make human-robot communication more natural for human operators with disabilities.

Goals

This workshop aims to attract an interdisciplinary group of experts involved in research related to Human Robot Interaction (HRI) and Human Robot Collaboration (HRC). Specifically, we aim to promote research in user modeling, human state monitoring, and human-robot interface design. We are particularly interested in novel technologies that enable robot teleoperation for people with disabilities by challenging the barriers of human-robot communication. As part of the larger theme of the PETRA conference, the participants will also interact with top scientists working with pervasive assistive technologies to exchange valuable ideas that could advance the state-of-the-art in the field.

Organizational Details

This workshop invites contributions that seek to advance the current standards in HRI by taking advantage of new methods, tools and algorithms that can effectively enable robots to understand the physiological and cognitive state of human team members and investigate technologies that empower people with disabilities to operate and control robots.The researchers will present their work and receive feedback from their peers. As part of the larger theme of the PETRA conference, the participants will also have the opportunity to interact with top scientists working with pervasive assistive technologies to exchange valuable ideas that could advance the state-of-the-art in the field.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to

• User interface design for persons with disabilities
• User modeling for effective AsHRI
• Multisensing and behavior monitoring during HRI
• Challenges in HRI training for persons with disabilities
• Senior safety and HRI
• HRI frameworks for persons with vision impairment
• Machine learning applications in AsHRI
• Collaborative robots – Human Robot Collaboration (HRC)
• Acceptance and trust in collaborative robots
• Experiences using HRI to improve the quality of life
• Medical robotics
• Assistive robots and privacy

Workshop Organizers