Demo: Remote Robot Control with Haptic Feedback over the Munich 5G Research Hub Testbed

Abstract

Teleoperation of robotic platforms is an emerging area for 5G and beyond 5G communications since reliable bi-directional communication is vital especially to have haptic interaction with the remote environment. This demo presents the teleoperation of a mobile robot with haptic feedback over an end-to-end 5G testbed. The network is deployed only using open-source software projects with Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) software defined radios (SDRs). The human operator will be using a joystick for body movements and a haptic device (3DSystems Touch) for the robot arm while remotely interacting with the mobile robot platform located in Munich.