Abstract: It is very hard to have a transparent and prompt interaction between user and teleoperated internet robot due to uncertain time delays over the internet, which severely limits performance of teleoperated robot systems. This paper investigates the adjustable autonomy of robots to improve the human-robot interaction so as to compensate for the variable time delay in data transmission over internet. The autonomy of the robot is adjusted dynamically according to the environmental dynamics and network status so that the appropriate interaction pattern suited to the network conditions and task requirements can be carried out between the user and the robot. Consequently, the efficiency of the whole system can be improved to a great extent. Experimental results show the validity and feasibility of the proposed method.