Active Telepresence Assistance for Supervisory Control: A User Study with a Multi-Camera Tele-Nursing Robot

Alexandra Valiton,Hannah Baez,Naomi Harrison,Justine Roy,Zhi Li,Alexandra Valiton,Hannah Baez,Naomi Harrison,Justine Roy,Zhi Li

Supervisory control of a humanoid robot in a manipulation task requires coordination of remote perception with robot action, which becomes more demanding with multiple moving cameras available for task supervision. We explore the use of autonomous camera control and selection to reduce operator workload and improve task performance in a supervisory control task. We design a novel approach to auton...