Hiding task-oriented programming complexity: an industrial case study
The ease of use of robot programming interfaces represents a barrier to robot adoption in several manufacturing sectors because of the need for more expertise from the end-users. Current robot programming methods are mostly the past heritage, with robot programmers reluctant to adopt new programming...
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| Published in: | International journal of computer integrated manufacturing Vol. 36; no. 11; pp. 1629 - 1648 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
02.11.2023
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| ISSN: | 0951-192X, 1362-3052 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The ease of use of robot programming interfaces represents a barrier to robot adoption in several manufacturing sectors because of the need for more expertise from the end-users. Current robot programming methods are mostly the past heritage, with robot programmers reluctant to adopt new programming paradigms. This work aims to evaluate the impact on non-expert users of introducing a new task-oriented programming interface that hides the complexity of a programming framework based on ROS. The paper compares the programming performance of such an interface with a classic robot-oriented programming method based on a state-of-the-art robot teach pendant. An experimental campaign involved 22 non-expert users working on the programming of two industrial tasks. Task-oriented and robot-oriented programming showed comparable learning time, programming time and the number of questions raised during the programming phases, highlighting the possibility of a smooth introduction to task-oriented programming even to non-expert users. |
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| ISSN: | 0951-192X 1362-3052 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0951192X.2023.2203676 |