News about Human-Robot Interaction & Teaming
How can pedestrians trust autonomous vehicles
January 23, 2020
Researchers observed how pedestrians act in a virtual reality city full of autonomous vehicles.
What humans want, in an automated vehicle
November 8, 2019
Agreeable, conscientious, and stable. These are three human personality traits that, it turns out, we want to see in our driverless cars regardless of whether we possess them ourselves, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
Humans and robots: the emotional connection
July 22, 2019
Little has been known about whether groups that work with robots develop attachments, and if so, if such emotions affect team performance.
Building trust between driverless car and driver
March 14, 2019
A University of Michigan study found that the more information an automated driving system communicated about upcoming situations, the higher the level of trust a driver had in the system, and the better the driver performed on a task other than driving.
Virtual reality job trials for collaborative robots
October 11, 2018
A virtual reality environment that allows designers to test robots and their interactions with humans.