Virtual Reality Platform to Develop and Test Applications on Human-Robot Social Interaction
Jair A. Bottega, Raul Steinmetz, Alisson H. Kolling, Victor A. Kich,, Junior C. de Jesus, Ricardo B. Grando, Daniel F. T. Gamarra

TL;DR
This paper presents an open-source virtual reality platform designed to develop and test human-robot social interaction applications, enabling immersive testing without physical robots to advance social HRI research.
Contribution
The authors developed a VR framework with ready-to-use tools for social HRI, facilitating immersive testing and development without physical robots, which is a novel approach.
Findings
Enables immersive testing of social HRI applications
Reduces need for physical robots in research
Provides open-source tools for the community
Abstract
Robotics simulation has been an integral part of research and development in the robotics area. The simulation eliminates the possibility of harm to sensors, motors, and the physical structure of a real robot by enabling robotics application testing to be carried out quickly and affordably without being subjected to mechanical or electronic errors. Simulation through virtual reality (VR) offers a more immersive experience by providing better visual cues of environments, making it an appealing alternative for interacting with simulated robots. This immersion is crucial, particularly when discussing sociable robots, a subarea of the human-robot interaction (HRI) field. The widespread use of robots in daily life depends on HRI. In the future, robots will be able to interact effectively with people to perform a variety of tasks in human civilization. It is crucial to develop simple and…
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TopicsRobotics and Automated Systems
