Touch and Toys - new techniques for interaction with a remote group of robots
| dc.contributor.author | Guo, Cheng | eng |
| dc.contributor.author | Young, James E. | eng |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharlin, Ehud | eng |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-09-26T17:16:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-09-26T17:16:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09-26T17:16:34Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Interaction with a remote team of robots in real time is a difficult human-robot interaction (HRI) problem exacerbated by the complications of unpredictable real- world environments, with solutions often resorting to a larger-than-desirable ratio of operators to robots. We present two innovative interfaces that allow a single operator to interact with a group of remote robots. Using a tabletop computer the user can configure and manipulate groups of robots directly by either using their fingers (touch) or by manipulating a set of physical toys (tangible user interfaces). We recruited participants to partake in an extensive user study that required them to interact with a small group of remote robots in simple tasks, and present our findings as a set of design considerations. | eng |
| dc.description.refereed | No | eng |
| dc.identifier.department | 2008-916-29 | eng |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31045 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/46792 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
| dc.publisher.corporate | University of Calgary | eng |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Science | eng |
| dc.subject | Information interfaces and presentation: User interfaces - Graphical user interfaces (GUI) | eng |
| dc.subject | Interaction styles | eng |
| dc.subject | Theory and methods | eng |
| dc.subject.other | human-robot interaction, tangible user interfaces, touch interfaces, tabletop computing, robot teams | eng |
| dc.title | Touch and Toys - new techniques for interaction with a remote group of robots | eng |
| dc.type | technical report | eng |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Computer Science | eng |