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. 2021 Jul 19;12:645545. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645545

TABLE 6.

The interaction patterns identified from the behavioral data, including a description of what they entail.

Category Concept Description
Stable situation Human following Human lets the robot do its task
Human actively on top of things, actively supervising Human is constantly in touch with the robot
Active observation by human Human is actively observing what the robot is doing
Human leading Human leads the robot
Human executing the robot’s task Human executes the task of the robot
Proactive following by human Human actively predicts and observes what the robot will do, following their course of action
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
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
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
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
Partner-interfering mistake The robot makes a mistake that directly and strongly interferes with the human’s course of action
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
Being close to finishing the task The team is very close to finishing the task, which possibly triggers a leadership shift
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
Task achievement A task achievement is reached, possibly triggering a leadership shift
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
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
Repeating previous behavior patterns The human recognizes a situation similar to an earlier situation, and repeats the behavior previously executed
Human recognizing the autonomy of the robot The human recognizes the autonomous capabilities of the robot, possibly triggering a leadership shift
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
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
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
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