Unlocking human-robot synergy: The power of intent communication in warehouse robotics.

Journal: Applied ergonomics
PMID: 38350296

Abstract

As autonomous mobile robots (AMR) are introduced into workspace environments shared with people, effective human-robot communication is critical to the prevention of injury while maintaining a high level of productivity. This research presents an empirical study that evaluates four alternative methods for communicating between an autonomous mobile robot and a human at a warehouse intersection. The results demonstrate that using an intent communication system for human-AMR interaction improves objective measures of productivity (task time) and subjective metrics of trust and comfort.

Authors

  • Sriparvathi Shaji Bhattathiri
    Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA.
  • Anton Bogovik
    Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA.
  • Masoud Abdollahi
    Laboratory of Wearable Technologies and Neuromusculoskeletal Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Clark Hochgraf
    Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA.
  • Michael E Kuhl
    Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA. Electronic address: mekeie@rit.edu.
  • Amlan Ganguly
    Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States of America.
  • Andres Kwasinski
    Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA.
  • Ehsan Rashedi
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA.

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