Tactical Teams: Cooperative Robot/Human Teams for Tactical Maneuvers

The Tactical Teams project goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of a framework and relevant technologies to support multiple humans and robots in the collaborative performance of specialized tactical maneuvers. The ultimate objective of this project is warfighter support - enabling humans and robots to seamlessly cooperate in the execution of joint tactical maneuvers. In order to accomplish this objective, the Tactical Teams framework will need to facilitate human/robot teaming through the coordination of task roles; the use of natural communication modalities; including verbal and non-verbal avenues to allow effective communication between the human and robot members of the team; and the effective introduction to and demonstration of robots in key roles as part of tactically-relevant maneuvers.