Exploring Interaction Modalities and Task Allocation for Household Robotic Arms

Human-robot interaction in private households demands easy and natural interfaces, as well as an understanding of areas of application. Two fundamental issues are multimodal interaction (i.e., multifarious ways of communication with the robot) and task allocation (i.e., division of labour between the user and the robot). We report on an explorative interview study that gathered users' requirements for multimodal interaction and gained understanding for task allocation in private households.