Teaming Up With Robots: An IMOI (Inputs-Mediators-Outputs-Inputs) Framework of Human-Robot Teamwork
You, S. and Robert, L. P. (2017). Teaming Up with Robots: An IMOI (Inputs-Mediators-Outputs-Inputs) Framework of Human-Robot Teamwork, International Journal of Robotic Engineering, (IJRE), 2(3).
7 Pages Posted: 10 Jan 2019
Date Written: December 30, 2018
Abstract
Despite the established volume of literature on human-robot interaction, the ways in which humans and robots work together as a team have been relatively understudied. Current approaches to human-robot teamwork do not fully address issues associated with team phenomena that involve multiple humans and robots in the team. In this paper, we propose a framework for human-robot teams, based on the IMOI (Inputs-Mediators-Outputs-Inputs) framework for teamwork in human teams. The proposed framework describes the developmental process of human-robot teams in which different characteristics of humans and robots produce team outcomes through various mediators within organizational contexts. The framework provides a theoretical guide to better understand how teams working with robots operate and how to improve various team outcomes.
Keywords: Framework, Human-Robot Teamwork, Robots in Groups, Teams Working With Robots, Collaboration, Teams, Human Robot Interaction, Robots
JEL Classification: M15, O32, O33
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