Remote Interaction with a NAO Robot using a Tablet Device
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Columbus, Ohio
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June 24, 2017
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June 24, 2017
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June 28, 2017
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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II
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Computing & Information Technology
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Diversity
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10
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--28798
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https://peer.asee.org/28798
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3224
Paper Authors
Jennifer Leaf
Eastern Washington University
orcid.org/0000-0002-4979-1435
Jennifer Leaf is a student in the Mechanical Engineering department at Eastern Washington University. She previously received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Science in Computing and Software Systems from the University of Washington, and worked as a software engineer and program manager in private industry. She intends to pursue graduate studies in robotics.
Robert E. Gerlick Eastern Washington University
Dr. Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Washington University. He teaches courses in the areas of Robotics, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Fluids, CAD, and Capstone Design.
Donald C. Richter Eastern Washington University
DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation, Student Learning and Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling.
Abstract
The NAO humanoid robot includes several programming tools and development kits that are supported on commonly available operating systems for defining the behavior of the robot at runtime. However, there are situations where it is desirable to control the NAO, or to run specific programs, from tablets or other devices which are not supported by the vendor-provided tools. This document describes a method of using the WebSocket protocol, a standardized protocol for communicating between different applications using well-established Web technologies, to send commands from an app running on a tablet device to a NAO robot, using a Python script running on the NAO as an intermediary between the remote device and the NAO software. A proof-of-concept architecture and implementation using an Android tablet app is presented. Finally, the alternative technologies and potential next steps for future enhancement are discussed.
Leaf, J., & Gerlick, R. E., & Richter, D. C. (2017, June), Remote Interaction with a NAO Robot using a Tablet Device Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--28798
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