Applying CSCW and HCI Techniques to Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

This paper describes our approach for human-robot interaction (HRI) research and summarizes our progress to date. We have concentrated on HRI in urban search and rescue (USAR) because it is an example of a safety-critical application. We analyzed the performance of robotic teams at two USAR robotics competitions using adaptations of techniques from the human-computer interaction (HCI) field and determined that problems experienced by the operators or robots could be traced to a lack of awareness on the part of the operator of the robots status, location, or immediate surroundings. To aid analysis, we developed a taxonomy of HRI-related characteristics, evaluation guidelines, a coding scheme that categorizes HRI activities, and a fine-grained definition of HRI awareness based on awareness research from computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). As a result, we are beginning to determine design guidelines for HRI that are being used in developing next-generation robots at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456188

Entities

People

  • Holly Ann Yanco
  • Jean Scholtz
  • Jill L. Drury

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Beta Testing
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Competition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Taxonomy
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction