Multi-touch interface for controlling multiple mobile robots

Authors:
Jun Kato;Daisuke Sakamoto;Masahiko Inami;Takeo Igarashi
Affiliations:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan;The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Venue:
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2009

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Abstract

We must give some form of a command to robots in order to have the robots do a complex task. An initial instruction is required even if they do their tasks autonomously. We therefore need interfaces for the operation and teaching of robots. Natural languages, joysticks, and other pointing devices are currently used for this purpose. These interfaces, however, have difficulty in operating multiple robots simultaneously. We developed a multi-touch interface with a top-down view from a ceiling camera for controlling multiple mobile robots. The user specifies a vector field followed by all robots on the view. This paper describes the user interface and its implementation, and future work of the project.