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This paper describes a structured protocol for automated assessments of how operator interactions with telerobotic systems are actually affected by different types of user-interface components and designs. Current space robotic systems are limited in their ability to meet operational requirements intended for SSF and future space initiatives. Two reasons for these limitations are: 1) the human operators are faced with excessive workload requirements and 2) there is a lack of sensory feedback. (Sensory feedback is information received through the human senses, i.e., vision, hearing, touch.) Hence, there is a significant need to apply methods for development testing in order to ensure that the system design engenders suitable man-machine interactions. One of the measurement tools most common to empirical assessments of user-interfaces with telerobots, and other complex systems, involves surveys or questionnaires.