Introducing Vulcanexus HRI: Human-Robot Interaction for ROS 2
As robots become increasingly present in workplaces, public environments and everyday services, the ability to perceive, communicate and interact naturally with people is becoming more important than ever.
We are happy to introduce Vulcanexus HRI, a new framework within the Vulcanexus ecosystem designed to help developers integrate Human-Robot Interaction capabilities into ROS 2 applications.
Vulcanexus HRI provides a modular set of tools for perception, communication and interaction, including:
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Face detection
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Human pose recognition
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Emotion recognition
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Speech-to-text
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Text-to-speech
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Visual interaction components
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Shared HRI message definitions
The framework is designed to work seamlessly within existing Vulcanexus and ROS 2 systems, allowing developers to enrich robotic applications with human-related information without redesigning the rest of their architecture.
The different modules can be used independently or combined depending on the application requirements, making Vulcanexus HRI suitable both for experimentation and for more advanced interactive robotic systems.
Documentation and Getting Started guide: 8. Vulcanexus HRI Overview -
We have also prepared a short video showing VulcanBot interacting using Vulcanexus HRI capabilities.
We would love to hear feedback from the ROS community and discuss possible use cases, integrations and future improvements.