User-Robot Interaction based on Mobile Robot Step-On Interface

Abstract

The friendly amusing mobile (FAM) function in which a robot and a user can interact through a motion is proposed applying the mobile robot step-on interface (SOI) in which the user can direct robot movement or operation by stepping or pointing on the button which shows the contents to desire on the operation screen projected on a floor. HFAMRO-2 mobile robot is developed to realize playing a light tag and three applications-animal tail stepping, bomb fuse stamping, and footprint stepping-are produced as a trial after the design policy.