Theory 037/Robotics & Autonomy
Latency Tolerance Is Task Error
The claim
Tolerable teleoperation latency is set by the task's error tolerance rather than by the operator's skill, so the same link supports coarse and blocks fine work.
01The mechanism
Latency converts into positional error proportional to speed; the task's tolerance sets when that error exceeds acceptable.
02Predictions
- P1Tolerance should scale with task tolerance.
- P2Skilled operators should not exceed the limit.
03Refutation
Tolerance tracking operator skill would remove the task dependence.