Enhancing trust and confidence in human robot interaction

We investigate human robot interaction under no-visibility conditions. A major pre-condition for successful human-robot cooperation in these circumstances is that the human trusts and has confidence in the robot. In order to enhance human trust and confidence we have to make design choices that impact on a number of ethical issues. We also look at the interaction between a visual impaired person and a guide dog for clues to enhance confidence. The interaction consists of mixed initiative and the guide dog does not have full navigation responsibilities. This model seems also appropriate for human-robot interaction and might in addition be a useful example regarding evaluating the ethical issues of human robot interaction.