A Collaborative System of Flying and Ground Robots with Universal Physical Coupling Interface (PCI) and the Potential Interactive Applications
Paper in proceeding, 2022

Flying and ground robots complement each other in terms of their advantages and disadvantages. We propose a collaborative system combining flying and ground robots, using a universal physical coupling interface (PCI) that allows for momentary connections and disconnections between multiple robots/devices. The proposed system may better utilize the complementary advantages of both flying and ground robots. We also describe various potential scenarios where such a system could be of benefit to interact with humans-namely, remote field works and rescue missions, transportation, healthcare, and education. Finally, we discuss the opportunities and challenges of such systems and consider deeper questions which should be studied in future work.

universal physical coupling interface (PCI)

collaborative system

flying and ground robots

human-robot interaction

Author

Ziming Wang

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering

University of Luxembourg

Ziyi Hu

Student at Chalmers

Yemao Man

ABB

Morten Fjeld

University of Bergen

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering

CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

460
978-1-4503-9156-6 (ISBN)

CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
New Orleans, LA, USA,

The Rise of Social Drones: A Constructive Research Agenda

Marianne och Marcus Wallenberg Foundation (M&MWallenbergsStiftelse), 2020-01-01 -- 2023-12-31.

Subject Categories

Interaction Technologies

Human Computer Interaction

Robotics

DOI

10.1145/3491101.3519766

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