The design space of social drones, where autonomous flyers operate in close proximity to
human users or bystanders, is distinct from use cases involving a remote human operator …

Ensuring human safety is one of the most important considerations within the field of human-
robot interaction (HRI). This does not simply involve preventing collisions between humans …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of the motivation, challenges,
state-of-the-art, and recent research for human-robot interaction (HRI) in space. For context …

Robot teleoperation can be a challenging task, often requiring a great deal of user training
and expertise, especially for platforms with high degrees-of-freedom (eg, industrial …

Small flying robots represent a rapidly emerging family of robotic technologies with aerial
capabilities that enable unique forms of assistance in a variety of collaborative tasks. Such …

Teleoperation remains a dominant control paradigm for human interaction with robotic
systems. However, teleoperation can be quite challenging, especially for novice users. Even …

Assistive free-flyers (AFFs) are an emerging robotic platform with unparalleled flight
capabilities that appear uniquely suited to exploration, surveillance, inspection, and …

Human-Machine collaboration is a vastly developing field in the area of Robotics. This paper
introduces the concept of such collaboration and describes its use in various facets of our …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) research frequently explores how to design interfaces that
enable humans to effectively teleoperate and supervise robots. One of the principle goals of …

Astrobee is a new class of free-flying robots that operate in the interior of the International
Space Station (ISS). In addition to providing a research platform for zero-g free-flying …