Human Blimp Interaction
We investigated the interaction between a human and a miniature autonomous blimp through pointing motion, and for the first time, constructed a dynamical model describing human behavior in interaction with a flying robot through pointing motion. By constructing the dynamical model, we were able to identify human hidden intention from interaction data.
Mengxue Hou, Qiuyang Tao, and Fumin Zhang, “Human pointing motion during interaction with an autonomous blimp” in Scientific Report, 12, 2022.
Mobile Robot Swarm
We are developing a shared experimental infrastructure for our designed two-wheel mobile robots (BabyBots) and TurtleBot 4 robots to support future multi-robot research in the lab. The system provides a common spatial reference for robots, sensors, cameras, and human interfaces, making it easier to move from individual prototypes to coordinated physical experiments. Our goal is to turn this setup into a reusable foundation for studying multi-robot coordination, human-robot interaction, perception, and mixed-reality interfaces, while lowering the effort needed to build and repeat real-world experiments.
