Perceived Safety During Human-Robot Interaction with an Autonomous Mobile Robot

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• Personal Author:
  Haney, Justin M. ; Ammons, Douglas ; Choi, HeeSun
• Description:
  Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are being rapidly implemented in the manufacturing and warehousing industries. Research could help enhance our understanding of human workers' safety perceptions and behaviors when interacting with AMRs, enabling the improvement of collision-avoidance strategies and criteria for safer interactions. In this study, we examined the effects of AMR shelf height, movement speed, and trajectory path on perceived safety, mental workload, robot trust, proxemic behaviors, and task performance during a simulated loading/unloading task. Overall, AMR speed and trajectory path had the largest impact on the task outcomes, while there was minimal variation across height conditions. Findings from this research can be considered for the design of AMRs and facilities that utilize them.
• Subjects:
  Autonomous Robots Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Human-robot Interaction; Mobile Robot; Safety; Trust Robotics; Manufacturing; Warehousing; Worker Safety; Safety Practices; Behavior; Task Performance;
• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; Texas ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; Dallas Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• Volume:
  135
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071090
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2026 Sep; 135:104747
• Email:
  haneyjm@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a2458b734dd45c10d1ae0cc5bf5d45800b9b3c2d2c9226d868c2091b81d56dfe6386b029eae471cca0870b6b5a5b88fa8a5c3188fc73474df3c7b2b71a1e5240
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257866/cdc_257866_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.05 MB ]