Human-Robot Interaction: Issues in the Design of Interfaces for Work in Distant Environments

Abstract

The goal of technology tends to be to enhance and extend human capabilities. One purpose of robotics is to be able to work in a task environment that is distant from you, often because that distant environment is less safe and/or less accessible than your current environment. HRI must address a number of critical issues in order for human-robot system interfaces to be effective and efficient. The goal of this symposium is to identify selected critical interface issues and to provide conceptual/theoretical, empirical, and applied discussions of the interface-related issues in HRI.