Autonomy in Physical Human-Robot Interaction: a Brief Survey

Mario Selvaggio (1) , Marco Cognetti (2) , Stefanos Nikolaidis (3) , Serena Ivaldi (4) , Bruno Siciliano (1)

1 University of Naples Federico II = Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II
2 Maynooth University - National University of Ireland Maynooth
3 USC - University of Southern California
4 LARSEN - Lifelong Autonomy and interaction skills for Robots in a Sensing ENvironment

Sharing the control of a robotic system with an autonomous controller allows a human to reduce his/her cognitive and physical workload during the execution of a task. In recent years, the development of inference and learning techniques has widened the spectrum of applications of shared control (SC) approaches, leading to robotic systems that are capable of seamless adaptation of their autonomy level. In this perspective, shared autonomy (SA) can be defined as the design paradigm that enables this adapting behavior of the robotic system. This letter collects the latest results achieved by the research community in the field of SC and SA with special emphasis on physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). Architectures and methods developed for SC and SA are discussed throughout the paper, highlighting the key aspects of each methodology. A discussion about open issues concludes this letter.

Mots clés: Physical Human-Robot Interaction; Human-Centered Robotics; Human-Robot Collaboration

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

Mario Selvaggio, Marco Cognetti, Stefanos Nikolaidis, Serena Ivaldi, Bruno Siciliano. Autonomy in Physical Human-Robot Interaction: a Brief Survey. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021, ⟨10.1109/LRA.2021.3100603⟩. ⟨hal-03413654⟩