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Three dimensional tangible user interface for controlling a robotic team

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We describe a new method for controlling a group of robots in three-dimensional (3D) space using a tangible user interface called the 3D Tractus. Our interface maps the task space into an interactive 3D space, allowing a single user to intuitively monitor and control a group of robots. We present the use of the interface in controlling a group of virtual software bots and a physical Sony AIBO robot dog in a simulated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) environment involving a bomb hidden inside of a building. We also describe a comparative user study we performed where participants were asked to use both the 3D physical interface and a traditional 2D graphical user interface in order to try and demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of each approach for HRI tasks.

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HRI '08: Proceedings of the 3rd ACM/IEEE international conference on Human robot interaction
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  1. evaluation
  2. explosive ordnance disposal (eod)
  3. human-robot interaction
  4. interaction techniques
  5. physical interfaces
  6. robotic team control
  7. tangible user interfaces

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HRI '08: International Conference on Human Robot Interaction
March 12 - 15, 2008
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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