Be a robot! Robot navigation patterns in a path crossing scenario
Christina Lichtenthäler, Annika Peters, Sascha Griffiths, Alexandra Kirsch · 2013 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) · 2013
In this paper we address the question how a human would expect a robot to move when a human is crossing its way. In particular we consider the problem that physical capabilities of robots differ from humans. In order to find out how humans expect a robot, with non humanlike capabilities, to move we designed and conducted a study were the participants steer the robot. We identified four motion patterns and our results show that driving straight towards the goal and stopping when a human might collide with the robot is the favored motion pattern.