Creating a Local Human-Machine Interface for a Cleaning Robot Using the Nintendo Wii’s Remote Controller

This paper intends to demonstrate the development of an easy-to-use local human-machine interface that would allow any user to control distinct types of service robots, intuitively. This interface is based on the Nintedo Wii remote controller and consists of three operating modes: a steering wheel, an infra-red monitor and a movement identifier. These modes were tested on a cleaning robot and led to very satisfactory results, proving that the Wiimote is an inexpensive and interesting way of making this kind of interfaces.