Based on scientific understanding and empirical evidence of how humans understand and interact with robotic and autonomous systems, the author reviews the concerns that have been raised around the deployment of AI and robots in human society, and the potential for disruption and harm. He explains why transparency ought to be a fundamental design consideration for Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and artificial intelligent systems. Starting with a survey of global research in the field and what transparency means in the wider context of trust, control and ethics, the author then introduces a transparent robot control architecture, and the impact of transparency using real-time displays. He presents a case study of a muttering robot, and covers current and upcoming standards for transparency, as well as future perspectives for the design, manufacture and operation of autonomous robotic systems.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Transparency in the wider context of trust
• Chapter 3: A transparent robot control architecture
• Chapter 4: The impact of transparency using real-time displays
• Chapter 5: Transparency using audio - the muttering robot
• Chapter 6: The effects of appearance on transparency
• Chapter 7: Synthesis and further work
• Chapter 8: Conclusions
• Appendix A: Instinct Planner command set
• Appendix B: R5 robot command set
• Appendix C: Instinct plan for the R5 robot
• Appendix D: ABOD3 displays
• Appendix E: ABOD3-AR mobile augmented reality
• Appendix F: Google Forms questionnaire