Program Overview

Human Robot Interaction Module

Overview

The Human Robot Interaction module focuses on understanding the fundamentals of human perception, interaction behavior, and how to apply this together with technology to successfully solve tasks in collaborative robotics.

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Describe the human perceptual system
• Describe basic social communication aspects like proxemics, turn-taking, etc.
• Describe how the interaction between robot and human is influenced by design aspects such as the degree of autonomy, the design of social perception, embodiment, and input/output modalities
• Have an overview of different types of human-robotic interfaces
• Describe potential safety issues in collaborative robotics

Skills

• Analyze collaborative situations and design and implement human-robot interaction based on this analysis
• Define success criteria for human robot interaction in a given context
• Evaluate systems of interacting robots and humans
• Perform usability studies

Competences

• Demonstrate an understanding of and critically discuss the need to consider technical, personal, safety, ethical, and societal demands and requirements within the area human-robot interaction
• Select relevant human-robot-interaction theories, methods, and tools, and synthesize them into an appropriate solution for a given problem

Type of Instruction

See the general description of the types of instruction described in § 17.

Exam

Exams

• Name of exam: Human Robot Interaction
• Type of exam: Written or oral exam
• ECTS: 5
• Assessment: 7-point grading scale
• Type of grading: Internal examination
• Criteria of assessment: The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the Module

• Danish title: Menneske-robot interaktion
• Module code: ESNROBK2K2
• Module type: Course
• Duration: 1 semester
• Semester: Spring
• ECTS: 5
• Language of instruction: English
• Empty-place Scheme: Yes
• Location of the lecture: Campus Aalborg
• Responsible for the module: Tatiana Kozlova Madsen

Organisation

• Study Board: Study Board of Electronics and IT
• Department: Department of Electronic Systems
• Faculty: Technical Faculty of IT and Design

Curriculum

The module is used in the Curriculum for the Master's Programme in Robotics, 2019, and the Curriculum for the Master's Programme in Robotics, 2020.