Intuitive gesture control with igus Robolink

This project aims to control and programme a robot in an innovative way. For this purpose, a sensor is used that can track the human hand in three-dimensional space. The sensor recognises the position, orientation and acceleration of each individual finger. A specially developed program uses the data from the hand sensor to recognise gestures and movements and generate commands that can be executed by the robot in real time. This enables precise control of the robot, including a connected gripper.

The points approached by the hand control are saved so that the sequences can be automatically reproduced later. In this way, a robot can be programmed without having to write a single line of code. This project was realised using the igus robolink (RL-DCi-5S-M) as an example. Especially for robots with older control systems, which often require expertise and training, this intuitive manual control offers a low-barrier solution. It enables quick and easy realisation of potentially complex motion sequences and contributes to time and cost savings. Manual control eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming familiarisation phases with different kinematics and software environments. The intuitive control and programming of the robot without any IT knowledge enables efficient and barrier-free use. Complex motion sequences can be implemented and programmed quickly and easily, resulting in rapid training of the sequences and therefore considerable time and cost savings.