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Robotic Affection -- Opportunities of AI-based haptic interactions to improve social robotic touch through a multi-deep-learning approach
Ali Askari, Jens Gerken
Despite the advancement in robotic grasping and dexterity through haptic information, affective social touch, such as handshaking or reassuring stroking, remains a major challenge…
Multiple Ways of Working with Users to Develop Physically Assistive Robots
Amal Nanavati, Max Pascher, Vinitha Ranganeni +6
Despite the growth of physically assistive robotics (PAR) research over the last decade, nearly half of PAR user studies do not involve participants with the target disabilities. T…
Hands-On Robotics: Enabling Communication Through Direct Gesture Control
Max Pascher, Alia Saad, Jonathan Liebers +4
Effective Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is fundamental to seamlessly integrating robotic systems into our daily lives. However, current communication modes require additional techn…
Exploring of Discrete and Continuous Input Control for AI-enhanced Assistive Robotic Arms
Max Pascher, Kevin Zinta, Jens Gerken
Robotic arms, integral in domestic care for individuals with motor impairments, enable them to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) independently, reducing dependence on human…
Exploring Large Language Models to Facilitate Variable Autonomy for Human-Robot Teaming
Younes Lakhnati, Max Pascher, Jens Gerken
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape autonomous tools and robots are becoming commonplace. Recognizing the significance of this development, this paper explores the integration…
AdaptiX -- A Transitional XR Framework for Development and Evaluation of Shared Control Applications in Assistive Robotics
Max Pascher, Felix Ferdinand Goldau, Kirill Kronhardt +2
With the ongoing efforts to empower people with mobility impairments and the increase in technological acceptance by the general public, assistive technologies, such as collaborati…
In Time and Space: Towards Usable Adaptive Control for Assistive Robotic Arms
Max Pascher, Kirill Kronhardt, Felix Ferdinand Goldau +2
Robotic solutions, in particular robotic arms, are becoming more frequently deployed for close collaboration with humans, for example in manufacturing or domestic care environments…
Exploring AI-enhanced Shared Control for an Assistive Robotic Arm
Max Pascher, Kirill Kronhardt, Jan Freienstein +1
Assistive technologies and in particular assistive robotic arms have the potential to enable people with motor impairments to live a self-determined life. More and more of these sy…
HaptiX: Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback for Communication of 3D Directional Cues
Max Pascher, Til Franzen, Kirill Kronhardt +3
In Human-Computer-Interaction, vibrotactile haptic feedback offers the advantage of being independent of any visual perception of the environment. Most importantly, the user's fiel…
Understanding Shared Control for Assistive Robotic Arms
Kirill Kronhardt, Max Pascher, Jens Gerken
Living a self-determined life independent of human caregivers or fully autonomous robots is a crucial factor for human dignity and the preservation of self-worth for people with mo…
How to Communicate Robot Motion Intent: A Scoping Review
Max Pascher, Uwe Gruenefeld, Stefan Schneegass +1
Robots are becoming increasingly omnipresent in our daily lives, supporting us and carrying out autonomous tasks. In Human-Robot Interaction, human actors benefit from understandin…
Extending Cobot's Motion Intention Visualization by Haptic Feedback
Max Pascher, Til Franzen, Kirill Kronhardt +1
Nowadays, robots are found in a growing number of areas where they collaborate closely with humans. Enabled by lightweight materials and safety sensors, these cobots are gaining in…