Can I Just Pass by? Testing Design Principles for Industrial Transport Robots

Marijke Bergman, Sandra Bedaf, Goscha van Heel, Janienke Sturm

2020

Abstract

Currently, two types of industrial collaborative robots are emerging: collaborative robot arms and transport robots. For such robots to cooperate with humans, intuitive interaction is required. They have to display behaviour that is predictable and legible and elicits positive emotions. In this paper we examine the application of two general design principles to the design of transport robots: (1) use analogies from nature, and (2)) adhere to social rules. Both are expected to result in better user-experience and understanding of the behaviour and intentions of a transport robot. The current study tests the effects of using 1a) a curved path and 1b) average walking speed in combination with deceleration upon nearing the human, and 2a) swerving to the right and 2b) respecting personal space. The principles tested in this study show positive effects for user experience and legibility. However, predictability is not improved. Options for additional adjustments, such as the use of communicative lights, are discussed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bergman M., Bedaf S., van Heel G. and Sturm J. (2020). Can I Just Pass by? Testing Design Principles for Industrial Transport Robots.In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA, ISBN 978-989-758-480-0, pages 178-187. DOI: 10.5220/0010144301780187

in Bibtex Style

@conference{chira20,
author={Marijke Bergman and Sandra Bedaf and Goscha van Heel and Janienke Sturm},
title={Can I Just Pass by? Testing Design Principles for Industrial Transport Robots},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,},
year={2020},
pages={178-187},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010144301780187},
isbn={978-989-758-480-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,
TI - Can I Just Pass by? Testing Design Principles for Industrial Transport Robots
SN - 978-989-758-480-0
AU - Bergman M.
AU - Bedaf S.
AU - van Heel G.
AU - Sturm J.
PY - 2020
SP - 178
EP - 187
DO - 10.5220/0010144301780187