Robot behavior for enhanced human performance and workload

Grace Teo

Lauren Reinerman-Jones

pp. 117-128

in: Randall Shumaker, Stéphanie Lackey (eds), Virtual, augmented and mixed reality. designing and developing virtual and augmented environments, Berlin, Springer, 2014

Abstract

Advancements in technology in the field of robotics have made it necessary to determine integration and use for these in civilian tasks and military missions. Currently, literature is limited on robot employment in tasks and missions, and few taxonomies exist that guide understanding of robot functionality.As robots acquire more capabilities and functions, they will likely be working more closely with humans in human-robot teams. In order to better utilize and design robots that enhance performance in such teams, a better understanding of what robots can do and the impact of these behaviors on the human operator/teammate is needed.