An Introduction to the MASCAR (Multi-Agent Synchronized Collaborative Assembly Replication) Testbed
Abstract
A purpose-built testbed for human-robot interaction (HRI) metrology is introduced and discussed. This testbed integrates multiple sensor systems and precision manufacturing to produce high-quality HRI datasets of human volunteers working with robots to complete collaborative tasks in a shared environment. Sensors include audio, video, motion capture, robot information, and user entries, and may also incorporate task-specific object tracking. Data collected will be replicable in identical testbeds, and will enable more robust findings in future HRI studies.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Social Robot Interaction and HRI
Robot Manipulation and Learning
Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
- Pages
- 828–832
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN