The Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue has collected data at three responses
(World Trade Center, Hurricane Charley, and the La Conchita mudslide) and nine high …

Rescue robotics has been suggested by a recent DARPA/NSF study as an application
domain for the research in human-robot integration (HRI). This paper provides a short …

This paper describes our approach for human-robot interaction (HRI) research and
summarizes our progress to date. We have concentrated on HRI in urban search and rescue …

Although current urban search and rescue (USAR) robots are little more than remotely
controlled cameras, the end goal is for them to work alongside humans as trusted …

The World Trade Center (WTC) rescue response provided an unfortunate opportunity to
study the human-robot interactions (HRI) during a real unstaged rescue for the first time. A …

This article explores human-robot interaction during a 16-hr, high-fidelity urban search and
rescue disaster response drill with teleoperated robots. This article examines operator …

In June 2015, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics
Challenge (DRC) Finals were held in Pomona, California. The DRC Finals served as the …

This paper presents results from three years of studying human-robot interaction in the
context of the AAAI Robot Rescue Competition. We discuss our study methodology, the …

In December 2013, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics
Challenge (DRC) Trials were held in Homestead, Florida. The DRC Trials were designed to …

Effective human-robot interaction in urban search and rescue robotics currently requires a
minimum 2: 1 human-to-robot ratio. The demands are not just physical (though the task at …