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Human Cognition in Interaction With Robots: Taking the Robot's Perspective Into Account
Sophia von Salm-Hoogstraeten1, Jochen Müsseler1
19165 RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Human Factors
|July 11, 2020
Summary
Human-robot interaction in shared workspaces changes stimulus-response (SR) relationships. Taking the robot's perspective impacts cognitive processing, affecting response times and errors.
Area of Science:
- Human-robot interaction
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Factors Engineering
Background:
- Modern workplaces increasingly integrate advanced robots, necessitating an understanding of their impact on human cognition.
- Physical proximity in human-robot collaboration requires investigating how robots influence human cognitive processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how different human-robot interaction types in a shared workspace affect human stimulus-response (SR) relationships.
- To determine the cognitive extent to which participants adopt the robot's perspective during interaction.
Main Methods:
- Two experiments were conducted comparing remote control and monitoring conditions in a shared workspace.
- A stimulus-response (SR) compatibility task was used to evaluate the cognitive perspective-taking of participants.
Main Results:
- Pronounced SR compatibility effects were observed when participants adopted the robot's perspective.
- Significantly reduced compatibility effects occurred when human and robot did not interact.
- Compatibility effects from the robot's perspective led to significant differences in response times and error rates.
Conclusions:
- SR relationships are altered in shared human-robot workspaces, particularly when users must adopt the robot's perspective.
- Design considerations for shared workspaces should account for robot-perspective-taking to optimize performance and safety.
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