Methods and Application in Human-Robot Interaction

Methods and Application in Human-Robot Interaction is part two of the Human-Robot Interaction professional certificate.

This course continues to explore the multidisciplinary topics central to modern Human-Robot Interaction research and looks at the role that robots may play in our society; investigating the real world application areas such as: learning, healthcare, personal assistants, and transport.

• Verbal interaction modality

• Emotional interaction modality

• How robots process speech, starting from recognizing what the human said, to understanding its meaning, managing the dialogue and ending with speech production.

• The role that emotions play in the interaction between humans and robots.

• How to evaluate the performance of the robot and quality of the interaction from the users’ perspective.

• The practical applications of robots and what roles robots might have in the future of our society.