Spatially Situated End-User Robot Programming in Augmented Reality

Abstract

Nowadays, industrial robots are being programmed using proprietary tools developed by robot manufacturer. A skilled robot programmer is needed to create even as simple task as pick a well-known object and put it somewhere else. Contrary, in every-day life people are using end-user programming to make different electronic devices work in expected manner, without even noticing they are actually programming. We propose augmented reality-enabled end-user programming system allowing regular shop-floor workers to program industrial robotic tasks. The user interface prototype for this system was evaluated in the user study with 7 participants with respect to usability, mental workload and user experience.