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This work investigates how trust, understanding between a human operator and a robot, and the Locus of Control personality trait, evolve and affect Human-Robot Interaction in mixed-initiative robotic systems. We present the results from an experiment in which operators remotely controlled a mobile robot in navigation tasks, switching dynamically between two different levels of autonomy. Evidence suggests that operators trusted and developed an understanding of the robotic systems in mixed-initiative control, where trust and understanding increased over time.

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Trust, Shared Understanding and Locus of Control in Mixed-Initiative Robotic Systems

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human-robot teaming

human-robot interaction

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RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. This theme also touches upon people's expectations and perceptions of robots, as well as other social, cognitive and cultural factors that will influence human-robot interactions. We will have a special session/track on this topic, invite targeted submissions and include plenary speakers who are specialist in this area. We sincerely hope that this focus will help enlighten the design-thinking of all of us as we fabricate and program our own various systems.

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RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. 

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