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Human-Robot Interaction / Human Factors

We provide thoughtful and practical Human Robot Interface and Interaction solutions.

We have extensive in-house expertise in providing Man-Machine Interface solutions and Human-Computer Interaction design in Defence and Human Space Flight.

The humanoid robotics field is growing rapidly worldwide and will proliferate our lives on Earth in a potentially beneficial way especially for the elderly and those physically challenged. For hundreds of years, the world around us has been designed to fit our bodies with ergonomic considerations, e.g. doorway, handles, tools, essentially all technological solutions. Humanoid robots and exoskeletons will be of great benefit as service robots and rescue assistants. They will help us perform some of the jobs that presently require human presence, acting as aids to support dexterity, precision, power and speed. This in turn will help remove some of the dangers faced by human operators.

We are currenty expanding into development of telepresence, teleoperation and haptic technology.

See Whiteley G, Fletcher C, et al (2008) Exploring the Galaxy Using Human-Robot Telepresence. In Proceedings of 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, Space Education and Outreach, Glasgow, UK.