Caroline E. Harriott
ABSTRACT
The effect of a robotic teammate on a human partner's workload has not been fully quantified. Prior research found that human participants experienced lower workload when working with a robotic partner than when working with a human partner. An evaluation investigated whether a similar trend in workload exists for tasks requiring direct and collaborative interaction between the partners, and joint team decision-making. The subjective results indicate a similar trend to the prior results; participants rated workload lower for the more complex task when partnered with a robot than when partnered with a human.
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- Assessing workload in human-robot peer-based teams
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