Graph

Human–robot interaction

Neuroscience

Visual reasoning

Mathematics

Domain (mathematical analysis)

Workspace

Human–computer interaction

Mathematical analysis

Cognition

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Computer science

Theoretical computer science

Embedding

Robot

CIRP Annals

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) allows seamless communication and collaboration between humans and robots to fulfil flexible manufacturing tasks in a shared workspace. Nevertheless, existing HRC systems lack an efficient integration of robotic and human cognitions. Empowered by advanced cognitive computing, this paper proposes a visual reasoning-based approach for mutual-cognitive HRC. Firstly, a domain-specific HRC knowledge graph is established. Next, the holistic manufacturing scene is perceived by visual sensors as a temporal graph. Then, a collaborative mode with similar instructions can be inferred by graph embedding. Lastly, mutual-cognitive decisions are immersed into the Augmented Reality execution loop for intuitive HRC support.

A visual reasoning-based approach for mutual-cognitive human-robot collaboration