Human Performance in Telerobotics Operations

The use of teleoperated robots is increasing substantially. The possibility of controlling these machines remotely in dangerous or inaccessible environments like outer space, deep water, nuclear or biologically chemically toxic environments, mines, construction sites and fires proved to be a powerful resource. However the successful requirements for telerobotics operations are still broad and imprecise. In this paper we present an analysis for a set of requirements in telerobotics operations. The approach consisted on testing some physical and psychological factors under the control of a teleoperated robot. The behavior of several human participants was recorded in real time and subsequent analyzed. The research is conducted mainly for understanding some of the factors that can map the human confidence in these kinds of scenarios. With a broad spectrum of immersive displays and network bandwidths increasing every day these requirements are becoming extremely precious for the design and implementation of telerobotics systems.