Human-Robot and Human-Computer Interaction

Robotic, extended-reality, and artificial-intelligence systems can help people perform tasks that require specialized skill, precise control, or access to distant environments. Their effectiveness, however, depends on more than technical capability. People must be able to understand the system, control it efficiently, recognize its limitations, and respond when conditions change.

Our research examines how people interact and collaborate with robotic and computer-based systems. Areas of study include teleoperation, in which a person controls a robot from another location; teleconsultation, which allows experts to provide guidance remotely; and extended-reality interfaces that present information in interactive three-dimensional environments.

We investigate how interface design, feedback, automation, and system behavior affect safety, performance, workload, and appropriately calibrated trust. We also explore how artificial intelligence can adapt assistance to an individual user without reducing meaningful human oversight. The goal is to develop systems that make human-machine collaboration safer, more understandable, and more effective.