Analysis and semantic modeling of modality preferences in industrial human-robot interaction

Stefan Profanter, Alexander Clifford Perzylo, Nikhil Somani, Markus Rickert, Alois C. Knoll

Abstract: Intuitive programming of industrial robots is especially important for small and medium-sized enterprises. We evaluated four different input modalities (touch, gesture, speech, 3D tracking device) regarding their preference, usability, and intuitiveness for robot programming.