Human Robot Interaction Through Augmented Reality: Bridging Efficiency and Safety

Throughout history, the relationship between humans and machines has been entwined, allowing humanity to prosper. Technology is constantly and drastically evolving, making it more important than ever to consider the human within the system. A human operator is still an invaluable asset within the industrial and militaristic settings due to their flexibility. As the field of robotics undergoes regular advancements, it is imperative to develop new technologies with the human part of the system given proper consideration. In systems engineering, finding the weak point is always the priority. We make the case that focusing on the human in the system will keep the human from becoming the weak point, but also allows for the robotic technology in development to continue to prosper. We propose the implementation of augmented reality to bring both human and machine closer, raising efficiency and safety within the system.