Teleoperating Humanoids Robots using Standard VR Headsets: A Systematic Review

Lucio Spano

2021

Abstract

The recent development of both Virtual Reality (VR) and the availability of multipurpose Humanoid Robots and their development platforms fostered the combination of such technologies for supporting teleoperation tasks. Many technical solutions are documented in the literature and studies discussing the benefits and limitations of different solutions. In this paper, we survey a total of 23 papers written between 2017 and 2021 that employ a consumer VR headset for teleoperating a humanoid robot, applying the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We identify the characteristics of the hardware setup, the software communication architecture, the mapping technique between the operator’s input and the robot movements, the provided feedback (e.g., visual, haptic, etc.), and we report on the identified strengths and weaknesses on the usability level (if any). Finally, we discuss possible further research directions in this field.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Spano L. (2021). Teleoperating Humanoids Robots using Standard VR Headsets: A Systematic Review. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: Humanoid, ISBN 978-989-758-538-8, pages 308-316. DOI: 10.5220/0010723200003060

in Bibtex Style

@conference{humanoid21,
author={Lucio Spano},
title={Teleoperating Humanoids Robots using Standard VR Headsets: A Systematic Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: Humanoid,},
year={2021},
pages={308-316},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010723200003060},
isbn={978-989-758-538-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: Humanoid,
TI - Teleoperating Humanoids Robots using Standard VR Headsets: A Systematic Review
SN - 978-989-758-538-8
AU - Spano L.
PY - 2021
SP - 308
EP - 316
DO - 10.5220/0010723200003060