Observer Design for Augmented Reality-based Teleoperation of Soft Robots

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Autores principales: García-Samartín, Jorge Francisco, Pérez, Iago López, Yolcu, Emirhan, del Cerro, Jaime, Barrientos, Antonio
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Publicado: 2026
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author García-Samartín, Jorge Francisco
Pérez, Iago López
Yolcu, Emirhan
del Cerro, Jaime
Barrientos, Antonio
author_facet García-Samartín, Jorge Francisco
Pérez, Iago López
Yolcu, Emirhan
del Cerro, Jaime
Barrientos, Antonio
contents Although virtual and augmented reality are gaining traction as teleoperation tools for various types of robots, including manipulators and mobile robots, they are not being used for soft robots. The inherent difficulties of modelling soft robots mean that combining accurate and computationally efficient representations is very challenging. This paper presents an augmented reality interface for teleoperating these devices. The developed system consists of Microsoft HoloLens 2 glasses and a central computer responsible for calculations. Validation is performed on PETER, a highly modular pneumatic manipulator. Using data collected from sensors, the computer estimates the robot's position based on the physics of the virtual reality programme. Errors obtained are on the order of 5% of the robot's length, demonstrating that augmented reality facilitates operator interaction with soft manipulators and can be integrated into the control loop.
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spellingShingle Observer Design for Augmented Reality-based Teleoperation of Soft Robots
García-Samartín, Jorge Francisco
Pérez, Iago López
Yolcu, Emirhan
del Cerro, Jaime
Barrientos, Antonio
Robotics
Although virtual and augmented reality are gaining traction as teleoperation tools for various types of robots, including manipulators and mobile robots, they are not being used for soft robots. The inherent difficulties of modelling soft robots mean that combining accurate and computationally efficient representations is very challenging. This paper presents an augmented reality interface for teleoperating these devices. The developed system consists of Microsoft HoloLens 2 glasses and a central computer responsible for calculations. Validation is performed on PETER, a highly modular pneumatic manipulator. Using data collected from sensors, the computer estimates the robot's position based on the physics of the virtual reality programme. Errors obtained are on the order of 5% of the robot's length, demonstrating that augmented reality facilitates operator interaction with soft manipulators and can be integrated into the control loop.
title Observer Design for Augmented Reality-based Teleoperation of Soft Robots
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05015