Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
Mutual shaping in swarm robotics: User studies in fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection
Carrillo-Zapata, Daniel; Milner, Emma; Hird, Julian; Tzoumas, Georgios; Vardanega, Paul J.; Sooriyabandara, Mahesh; Giuliani, Manuel; Winfield, Alan F. T.; Hauert, Sabine
Authors
Emma Milner
Julian Hird
Georgios Tzoumas
Paul J. Vardanega
Mahesh Sooriyabandara
Manuel Giuliani Manuel.Giuliani@uwe.ac.uk
Co- Director Bristol Robotics Laboratory
Alan Winfield Alan.Winfield@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Robotics
Sabine Hauert
Abstract
Many real-world applications have been suggested in the swarm robotics literature. However, there is a general lack of understanding of what needs to be done for robot swarms to be useful and trusted by users in reality. This paper aims to investigate user perception of robot swarms in the workplace, and inform design principles for the deployment of future swarms in real-world applications. Three qualitative studies with a total of 37 participants were done across three sectors: fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection. Each study examined the users’ perceptions using focus groups and interviews. In this paper, we describe our findings regarding: the current processes and tools used in these professions and their main challenges; attitudes toward robot swarms assisting them; and the requirements that would encourage them to use robot swarms. We found that there was a generally positive reaction to robot swarms for information gathering and automation of simple processes. Furthermore, a human in the loop is preferred when it comes to decision making. Recommendations to increase trust and acceptance are related to transparency, accountability, safety, reliability, ease of maintenance, and ease of use. Finally, we found that mutual shaping, a methodology to create a bidirectional relationship between users and technology developers to incorporate societal choices in all stages of research and development, is a valid approach to increase knowledge and acceptance of swarm robotics. This paper contributes to the creation of such a culture of mutual shaping between researchers and users, toward increasing the chances of a successful deployment of robot swarms in the physical realm.
Citation
Carrillo-Zapata, D., Milner, E., Hird, J., Tzoumas, G., Vardanega, P. J., Sooriyabandara, M., …Hauert, S. (2020). Mutual shaping in swarm robotics: User studies in fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.00053
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 24, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 21, 2020 |
Publication Date | Apr 21, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jul 22, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Frontiers in Robotics and AI |
Electronic ISSN | 2296-9144 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Article Number | 53 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.00053 |
Keywords | users, mutual shaping, swarm robotics, firefighting, rescuing, storage organization, bridge inspection, responsible research and innovation |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6284479 |
Publisher URL | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2020.00053/full |
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