Stelian Brad 1, Darius Goia 1, Diana Țicudean 1, Bogdan Balog 1, Emilia Brad 1, Vasile-Dragoș Bartoș 1*
1 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management B-dul Muncii, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
* Corresponding author. E-mail: dragos.bartos@muri.utcluj.ro
Robotica & Management, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 04-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/rm.2025.1.1
Abstract: This paper presents a RAG architecture for the Pepper robot to support real-time, multimodal interaction in industrial environments. By balancing local and cloud processing, the system improves task assistance, response accuracy, and user experience, while addressing both technical and psychological aspects of human-robot collaboration.
Keywords: AI, industry 5.0, RAG, social robots.
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