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Human-Robot Interaction
Final Report for DARPA/NSF Study on Human-Robot Interaction
Erika Rogers & Robin R. Murphy
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Executive Summary
As part of a DARPA/NSF Study on Human-Robot Interaction, an interdisciplinary workshop was conceived, which would allow roboticists to interact with psychologists, sociologists, cognitive scientists, communication experts and human-computer interaction specialists to discuss common interests in the field of Human-Robot Interaction, and to establish a dialogue across the disciplines for future collaborations. Over sixty representatives from academia, government and industry gathered together on the campus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, on September 29 and 30, 2001, and the results of that meeting are presented in this Final Report. We include initial work that was done in preparation for the workshop, links to keynote and other presentations, and a summary of the findings, outcomes and recommendations that were generated by the participants. A brief overview of the findings of the study is included here:
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Organization of the Study
The purpose of the study was to initiate contact and discussion between traditional roboticists, cognitive scientists, and human factors experts. This interaction was organized into three phases: a preliminary online discussion phase, a workshop phase, and an analysis and synthesis phase. The bulk of the data collection and findings were generated during the workshop phase. This consisted of an invitation-only workshop, where fifty-six participants met for one and a half days (September 29-30, 2001) at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. An additional nine participants were included remotely through video-conferencing with DARPA headquarters in Washington, DC. Invitees included representatives from government, academia and industry, and a special effort was made to include a number of graduate students specifically working in the area of HRI. Results of the discussions were posted to the website, and the subsequent analysis and synthesis phase was conducted by the co-chairs following the workshop.
During the preliminary phase, a steering committee was formed, a website created, and a list of invited participants created. The steering committee consisted of Vladimir Lumelsky (NSF), Jean Scholtz (DARPA), Ron Arkin (Georgia Institute of Technology), Cynthia Breazeal (MIT), Clifford Nass (Stanford), Michael Peshkin (Northwestern University), and David Woods (Ohio State). Preliminary informational materials were generated by the steering committee and posted on the website for invitees to examine. As part of their invitation, participants were directed to the website and asked to submit additional issues and discussion topics, links to related papers, and a summary of their expertise and interests. The preliminary online discussion phase resulted in an expanded list of issues and several partial taxonomies, as well as links to relevant papers.
The agenda for the workshop is listed below. The introductory remarks, keynote talks, and video/special presentations served to set the tone for the workshop, and to introduce the participants from the different disciplines to some of the broad issues involved in Human-Robot Interaction. The remainder of the workshop was then spent with break-out groups (BOGs), which were used to generate discussion and foster connections among participants.
AGENDA
Saturday, September 29
08:00 - 08:30
Introductory Remarks:
Vladimir Lumelsky (NSF)
Jean Scholtz (DARPA)
08:30 - 10:00
Keynote Speakers:
Cynthia Breazeal "Towards Sociable Robots"
Clifford Nass "Ecce Homo: Why it's great to be labelled a person"
Don Norman "How might humans interact with robots? Human Robot Interaction and the Laws of Robotology"
10:30 - 11:30
Video Presentation and Special Presentation:
Robin Murphy "Use of Robots for Search and Rescue at the World Trade Center"
11:30 - 12:00
Discussion and Charge to Break Out Groups (BOGs) I
01:00 - 03:00
BOGs I - Issues in Human-Robot Interaction
03:30 - 04:30
Summary of BOGs I results (panel moderated by Robin Murphy)
04:30 - 05:00
General Discussion and Charge to BOGs II
Sunday, September 30
09:00 - 10:30
BOGs II - Preliminary Roadmap and Grand Challenges
10;30 - 11:30
Summary of BOGs II results (panel moderated by Robin Murphy)
11:30 - 12:00
Closing Discussion and Remarks
The break-out groups were organized as follows: participants were divided ahead of time (by the organizers) into six groups, each of which included representatives from academia, government, industry and grad students, with a balance between roboticists and non-roboticists. A seventh group was made up of the invitees who were teleconferencing from Washington, and included representatives from DARPA, NSF, SAIC, NIST and U.Penn. Each group was given a copy of the preliminary issues taxonomy materials previously generated, and was presented with a common charge. The groups were supported by volunteer Cal Poly students who recorded the discussions for use during the analysis and synthesis phase. Each group was asked to pick a discussion leader and a recorder. At the end of the discussion session, each group presented a summary of its findings to the entire workshop followed by an open, moderated discussion.
TABLE OF THE BOG GROUPS AND PARTICIPANTS
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
DARPA/NSF
Arkin, Ron
Georgia Tech
Breazeal, Cynthia
MIT
Don Norman Nielsen Norman Group
Nass, Clifford
Stanford
Peshkin, Michael
Northwestern
Woods, David
Ohio State
Lumelsky, Vladimir
NSF
Bhadoria, Arun
U. South Ca
Le, Christopher
Northwestern
Moshkina, Lilia
Georgia Tech
Nicolescu, Monica
U. South Ca
Bruce, Allison
CMU
Crandall, Jacob
Brigham Young
Jean Scholtz
DARPA
Baldis, Jessica
Sapien Systems
Baldis, Sisinio
Sapien Systems
Bekey, George
U. South Ca
Thrun, Sebastian
CMU
Song, Dezhen
UC Berkeley
Pineau, Joelle
CMU
Doug Gage
DARPA
Edwards, Gary
ISX
Kortenkamp, David
METRICA
Kiesler, Sara
CMU
Borelli, Louise
Raytheon
Coovert, Mike
U. South Florida
Blitch, John
SAIC
Alan Schultz
DARPA
Goodrich, Mike
Brigham Young
Turner, Clark
Cal Poly
Kelly, Clinton
SAIC
Lathan, Corinna
AnthroTronix
Foerst, Anne
MIT/SBU
Taylor, Russ
Johns Hopkins
Keith Holcomb
DARPA
Parker, Lynne
Oak Ridge
Paulos, Eric
T-Mote
Viirre, Erik
Sapien Systems
Pavlo Rudakevych
iRobotics
Johnson, Gianina
Deloitte & Touche
Lisetti. Christine
U. Central Florida
Sharon Heise
DARPA
Dorais, Greg
NASA Ames
Draper, John
Oak Ridge
Olsen, Dan
Brigham Young
Swinson, Mark
Sandia
Mitchell, Chris
Georgia Tech
Yanco, Holly
UMass Lowell
John Blitch SAIC
Roy, Nicholas
CMU
Kawamura, Kaz
Vanderbilt
Ortony, Andrew
Northwestern
Freed, Michael
NASA Ames
Clark, Matthew
Honeywell
Ritter, Frank
Penn State
Elena Messina NIST
Goldberg, Ken
UC Berkeley
Schenker, Paul
JPL
Ambrose, Robert
NASA Johnson
St. Amant, Robert
North Carolina State
Fox, Dieter
U. Washington
Leifer, Larry
UC Berkeley
Vijay Kumar U.Penn
Scassellati, Brian
MIT
Rosenbloom, Paul
U. South Ca
