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Anticipatory robot control for efficient human-robot collaboration

Huang, Chien-Ming, Mutlu, Bilge·2016·2016 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Abstract

Efficient collaboration requires collaborators to monitor the behaviors of their partners, make inferences about their task intent, and plan their own actions accordingly. To work seamlessly and efficiently with their human counterparts, robots must similarly rely on predictions of their users' intent in planning their actions. In this paper, we present an anticipatory control method that enables robots to proactively perform task actions based on anticipated actions of their human partners. We implemented this method into a robot system that monitored its user's gaze, predicted his or her task intent based on observed gaze patterns, and performed anticipatory task actions according to its predictions. Results from a human-robot interaction experiment showed that anticipatory control enabled the robot to respond to user requests and complete the task faster-2.5 seconds on average and up to 3.4 seconds-compared to a robot using a reactive control method that did not anticipate user intent. Our findings highlight the promise of performing anticipatory actions for achieving efficient human-robot teamwork.

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  • Prior research in human-robot collaboration has demonstrated how a robot can anticipate its human collaborator's task needs based on the observation of the collaborator's eye gaze and provide anticipatory robot assistance [29].

    “Prior research in the domain of human-robot collaboration has demonstrated how a robot can anticipate its human collaborator's task needs based on the observation of the collaborator's eye gaze and provide anticipatory robot assistance [29].”

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Authors
Huang, C.-M., & Mutlu, B.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Venue
2016 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Publisher
IEEE
Published
2016-03
Pages
83-90
OpenAlex
W4229726131
Cited by
227
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
28.71
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Speech and dialogue systems
Keywords
anticipatory control, human-robot collaboration, gaze prediction, human-robot interaction, task completion time

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