Versatile Legged Robots for Open-World Human-Robot Interaction in Mixed Initiative Teams
Abstract
The proposed robot equipment will directly support integrated research for two ONR projects, one AFOSR project, and one ARO project at the Human-Robot Interaction Laboratory at Tufts University. The equipment will allow us to develop new knowledge and techniques for open-world human-robot interaction in mixed initiative teams. Different from all other commercially available robots, the legged Spot robots from Boston Dynamics are able to operate in unknown indoor and outdoor environments with unknown obstacles and uneven ground, being able to traverse rough terrain, climb hills and stairs, and using their manipulator to remove items that block their paths. Moreover, the robots can operate fully autonomously for a significant period of time, allowing for unprecedented extended interactions among multiple humans and multiple autonomous robots in open-world teaming contexts. The PI, Matthias Scheutz, has extensive experience in open-world HRI and will also utilize the robots for the ongoing collaborations with researchers at NRL, ARL, and AFRL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 05, 2021
- Source ID
- N000142112333
Entities
People
- Matthias J Scheutz
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Tufts University
- United States Navy