Using a Mental Workload Index as a Measure of Usability of a User Interface for Social Robotic Telepresence

Abstract

This position paper reports on the use of mentalworkload analysis to measure the usability of a remote user’sinterface in the context of social robotic telepresence. The paperdiscusses the importance of remote/pilot user’s interfaces for successful interaction and presents a study whereby a set of tools for evaluation are proposed. Preliminary experimental analysis is provided when evaluating a specific telepresencerobot, called the Giraff.