Impact of Flight Paths and Context on Human-Aerial Robot Interaction

Aerial robots are becoming more commonplace within society, but there is limited research about how people interact with these robots in common social situations. In this work, we seek to understand 1) people's natural perceptions and responses to aerial robot flight paths, 2) how people expect to interact with an aerial robot in assorted contexts, and 3) how that work can be scaled up to a multi-human approach. The first two components are prior work where we have conducted both virtual surveys and in-person design sessions with participants. For the next phase, we hope to combine the work exploring the flight paths and situational context, to then expand it from one robot-one human interaction to a multi-human interaction.