The MOBOT rollator human-robot interaction model and user evaluation process

E Efthimiou, SE Fotinea, T Goulas… - … symposium series on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we discuss the integration of a communication model in the MOBOT assistive
robotic platform and its evaluation by target users. The MOBOT platform envisions the …

The mobot human-robot interaction: Showcasing assistive hri

SE Fotinea, E Efthimiou, T Goulas, AL Dimou… - Proceedings of the 20th …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
The MOBOT project has envisioned the development of cognitive robotic assistant
prototypes that act proactively, adaptively and interactively with respect to elderly humans …

The MOBOT platform–showcasing multimodality in human-assistive robot interaction

E Efthimiou, SE Fotinea, T Goulas, AL Dimou… - Universal Access in …, 2016 - Springer
Acquisition and annotation of a multimodal-multisensory data set of human-passive rollator-
carer interactions have enabled the analysis of related human behavioural patterns and the …

The MOBOT human-robot communication model

SE Fotinea, E Efthimiou… - 2015 6th IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on work related to the modelling of Human-Robot Communication on the
basis of multimodal and multisensory human behaviour analysis. A primary focus in this …

Multimodal human action recognition in assistive human-robot interaction

I Rodomagoulakis, N Kardaris… - … on acoustics, speech …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Within the context of assistive robotics we develop an intelligent interface that provides
multimodal sensory processing capabilities for human action recognition. Human action is …

User Evaluation of the MOBOT rollator type robotic mobility assistive device

Y Koumpouros, A Karavasili, E Efthimiou… - Proceedings of the 10th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we report on the evaluation strategy and results obtained from the final end-
user evaluation process of an innovative robotic assistive device supporting mobility. More …

Advances in intelligent mobility assistance robot integrating multimodal sensory processing

XS Papageorgiou, CS Tzafestas, P Maragos… - Universal Access in …, 2014 - Springer
Mobility disabilities are prevalent in our ageing society and impede activities important for
the independent living of elderly people and their quality of life. The goal of this work is to …

A novel vision-based human-machine interface for a robotic walker framework

J Paulo, P Peixoto, U Nunes - 2015 24th IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an innovative Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for a robotic walker.
Robotic walkers offer their users an aid for sustaining mobility and the potential to …

Towards skills evaluation of elderly for human-robot interaction

A Filippeschi, L Peppoloni, I Kostavelis… - 2018 27th IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For a proactive and user-centered robotic assistance and communication, an assistive robot
must make decisions about the level of assistance to be provided. Therefore, the robot must …

Exploring human-robot interfaces for service mobile robots

N Chivarov, D Chikurtev, M Pleva… - 2018 World Symposium …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes the developed human-robot interfaces, designed to provide user-
friendly interaction between the elderly or disabled and the robot ROBCO 17. There are four …