NavigaTorch: Projection-based Robot Control Interface using High-speed Handheld Projector

Abstract

We propose “NavigaTorch”, a projection-based robot control interface that enables the user to operate a robot quickly and intuitively. The user can control and navigate a robot from the third-person viewpoint using the projected video as visual feedback. We achieved flickerless image feedback and a quick response in robot operation by developing a handheld pixel-level visible light communication (PVLC) projector. Our contribution is the development of a robot control interface based on high-speed projection technology and the exploration of the design methodology of projection-based robot control using a handheld projector.