Paper Info
Title
Comparative performance of human and mobile robotic assistants in collaborative fetch-and-deliver tasks
Abstract
There is an emerging desire across manufacturing industries to deploy robots that support people in their manual work, rather than replace human workers. This paper explores one such opportunity, which is to field a mobile robotic assistant that travels between part carts and the automotive final assembly line, delivering tools and materials to the human workers. We compare the performance of a mobile robotic assistant to that of a human assistant to gain a better understanding of the factors that impact its effectiveness. Statistically significant differences emerge based on type of assistant, human or robot. Interaction times and idle times are statistically significantly higher for the robotic assistant than the human assistant. We report additional differences in participant's subjective response regarding team fluency, situational awareness, comfort and safety. Finally, we discuss how results from the experiment inform the design of a more effective assistant.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1145/2559636.2559655
HRI
Keywords
Field
DocType
mobile robotic assistant,human assistant,robotic assistant,better understanding,statistically significant difference,collaborative fetch-and-deliver task,effective assistant,comparative performance,automotive final assembly line,idle time,additional difference,human worker,manufacturing
Manufacturing,Task analysis,Subjective response,Situation awareness,Fluency,Simulation,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Robot,Multimedia,Automotive industry
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2167-2121
13
0.70
References 
Authors
8
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vaibhav V. Unhelkar1415.23
Ho Chit Siu2182.90
Julie A. Shah360657.51