Stable situation |
Human following |
Human lets the robot do its task |
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Human actively on top of things, actively supervising |
Human is constantly in touch with the robot |
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Active observation by human |
Human is actively observing what the robot is doing |
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Human leading |
Human leads the robot |
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Human executing the robot’s task |
Human executes the task of the robot |
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Proactive following by human |
Human actively predicts and observes what the robot will do, following their course of action |
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Human dragging the robot along while doing all the work, the robot is a burden |
Human ignores the robot as much as possible while focusing on completing the task |
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Human focuses on their own task, but leaving time for the robot to catch up |
Human executes their own task while leaving space for the robot to follow them in that course of action |
Sudden adaptation |
Unexpected action by a robot team member |
The robot does something the human did not expect, possibly triggering a leadership shift |
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Human waiting for the robot to finish their task |
The human waits for the robot to finish their task, and decides on a leadership role after that |
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Human trying to finish the robot’s task when the robot is done |
When the robot has finished their task, the human takes over the task to see if it can be improved upon |
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Partner-interfering mistake |
The robot makes a mistake that directly and strongly interferes with the human’s course of action |
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Human losing contact with the robot due to focus on own task |
The human focuses very much on their own task, therefore lose contact with the robot |
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Being close to finishing the task |
The team is very close to finishing the task, which possibly triggers a leadership shift |
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Human actively making up for the robot’s limitations |
The human foresees a limitation of the robot will hinder their performance, therefore undertakes action to avoid that |
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Task achievement |
A task achievement is reached, possibly triggering a leadership shift |
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Human urging the robot to be more active, ‘come on’ |
The robot is relatively passive, causing the human to actively urge the robot to be more active |
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Human stops with what they’re doing, waits |
The human suddenly stops with what they are doing to wait, after which a new leadership role is chosen |
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Repeating previous behavior patterns |
The human recognizes a situation similar to an earlier situation, and repeats the behavior previously executed |
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Human recognizing the autonomy of the robot |
The human recognizes the autonomous capabilities of the robot, possibly triggering a leadership shift |
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Quick response to leadership shifts due to continuous connection |
Due to continuous contact between the team members, a leadership shift initiated by one team member is quickly and smoothly followed by the other |
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Robot becomes active after being inactive |
After a period of waiting of being inactive, the robot suddenly becomes active again, possibly triggering a leadership shift |
Gradual adaptation |
Human gradually letting the robot do more |
The human gradually lets the robot do more over time |
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Human learning to predict the robot’s behavior |
Over time, the human gradually gains insight into the robot’s behavior, thereby enabling them to better predict their behavior |
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Human trying to regain control in different ways until eventually taking the lead |
Over time, the human attempts to take the lead and regain control in different ways, to eventually find a way to keep taking the lead |
Active negotiation |
Human executing leading in short intervals |
The human takes the lead several times in short intervals, observing what the robot does in the following intervals, to actively search for and negotiate a new stable situation |
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