A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction

Title

A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction

Publication Type

Year of Conference
2006

Authors

Terrence Fong
Jean Scholtz
Julie A. Shah
Lorenzo Fluckiger
Clayton Kunz
David Lees
John Schreiner
Michael Siegel
Laura M. Hiatt
Illah Nourbakhsh
Reid Simmons
Robert Ambrose
Robert Burridge
Brian Antonishek
Magda Bugajska
Alan Schultz
J. Gregory Trafton
Conference Name
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
Date Published
10/2006
Abstract

The Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction (P2PHRI)project is developing techniques to improve task coordination and collaboration between human and robot partners. Our work is motivated by the need to develop effective human-robot teams for space mission operations. A central element of our approach is creating dialogue and interaction tools that enable humans and robots to flexibly support one another. In order to understand how this approach can influence task performance, we recently conducted a series of tests simulating a lunar construction task with a human-robot team. In this paper, we describe the tests performed, discuss our initial results, and analyze the effect of intervention on task performance.