Research Article
Hobbit: Providing Fall Detection and Prevention for the Elderly in the Real World
Table 1
Set of hand/arm postures/gestures considered for the gestural interface of Hobbit.
| User command | Upper body gesture/posture | Robot command | Related scenarios/tasks |
| Yes | Thumb up-palm closed | Positive response to confirmation dialogues. YES gesture | All (1 m to 2 m distance to robot) | No | Close palm, waving with index finger up | Negative response to confirmation dialogues | All (1 m to 2 m distance to robot) | Come closer | Bend the elbow of one arm repeatedly towards the platform and the body | Reposition the platform closer to the sitting user | All (1 m to 2 m distance to robot) | Cancel task | Both open palms towards the robot | Terminate an on-going robot behavior/task | All | Pointing | Extend one arm and point in 3D space towards an object (lying on the floor) | Detect and grasp the object of interest towards the pointing 3D direction | Pick up an (unknown) object from the floor | Reward | Open palm facing towards the robot and circular movement (at least one complete circle is needed) | Rewards the robot for an accomplished action/task | Approach the user | Emergency | Cross hands pose (normal-range interaction) | Emergency detection, initiated by the user | Emergency detection |
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