Operator performance in robotics tasks is impacted by the situation awareness (SA) that individuals or teams are able to acquire and maintain on the robot, the associated environments, and the tasks to be completed. SA can be influenced by team processes when multiple humans must work together for coordinating control of multiple robotic systems. In this study, we investigated the relationship between SA and team verbal communications in a collaborative robotics tasks involving robots under semi-autonomous control. Results indicate that the content, format, and amount of communication can significantly impact operator SA and task performance.
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