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  • Cognitive Science
  • Military Technology

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  • Growing interest in conversational assistants for daily tasks.
  • Critical need for efficient and low-cognitive-load assistants in military settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of embodiment in conversational assistants.
  • To compare the impact of voice-only versus embodied assistants on user performance and cognitive load.

Main Methods:

  • An augmented reality desert survival task experiment.
  • Participants were assigned to a voice assistant, an embodied assistant, or no assistant.
  • Embodied assistants used verbal, gestural, and emotional communication.

Main Results:

  • Both voice and embodied assistants improved task performance compared to no assistant.
  • The embodied assistant significantly reduced cognitive load compared to the voice assistant.
  • Embodiment enhances assistant effectiveness by minimizing decision-maker burden.

Conclusions:

  • Embodiment is crucial for designing effective intelligent collaborative systems.
  • Embodied assistants offer a promising approach for reducing cognitive load in high-stakes environments.
  • Findings have implications for future warfighter support systems.