ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on employing robots or unmanned systems in these non-routine applications. Even though human performance would most often be superior in doing the task, military unmanned systems are employed to increase safety for military personnel. The main objective for these military robots therefore is to project the human operator's capabilities into distant and often dangerous environments without exposing the operator to the threats that are present at the remote environment. One of the most important performance criteria in human-robot interaction (HRI) in military operations is how high-level cognition can be optimized at the remote location. The chapter explains why telepresence human-robot interfaces (HRIs) are promising and then illustrates the performance benefit of telepresence with respect to traditional teleoperation and semi-automation as observed in a reconnaissance task. The main reason for the regained interest in telepresence is the expected benefit for operator performance.
