Robot Integrated User Interface for Physical Interaction with the DLR MIRO in Versatile Medical Procedures

To enhance the capability of the DLR MIRO for physical human robot interaction (pHRI), six buttons were integrated as additional input interface along the robot structure. A ring of eight RGB-LEDs at the instrument interface informs the user as additional output interface about the robot’s state. The mechatronic design, which is transferable to other robots, adapts to the existing communication infrastructure of the robot and therefore offers real-time capability. Besides the interaction with the robot itself, it also allows the control of third party devices connected to its communication network. Both interfaces can be flexibly programmed e.g. in C++ or Simulink.