Touch and toys: new techniques for interaction with a remote group of robots

Interaction with a remote team of robots in real time is a difficult human-robot interaction (HRI) problem exacerbated by the complications of unpredictable realworld environments, with solutions often resorting to a larger-than-desirable ratio of operators to robots. We present two innovative interfaces that allow a single operator to interact with a group of remote robots. Using a tabletop computer the user can configure and manipulate groups of robots directly by either using their fingers (touch) or by manipulating a set of physical toys (tangible user interfaces). We recruited participants to partake in a user study that required them to interact with a small group of remote robots in simple tasks, and present our findings as a set of design considerations. ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 Information interfaces and presentation: User Interfaces--Graphical user interfaces (GUI), Interaction styles, Theory and methods Author Keywords human-robot interaction, tangible user interfa...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Cheng Guo, James Everett Young, Ehud Sharlin
• Keywords: CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Interfaces--Graphical User Interfaces, Keywords Human-robot Interaction, Tangible User Interfaces