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Understanding Attitudes of Adults Aging with Mobility Impairments toward Telepresence Robots

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HRI '17: Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3029798.3038351

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We explored the attitudes of older adults with mobility impairment towards using telepresence robots to understand their openness to adopting these technologies. Participants (n = 14) with self-reported mobility impairments completed questionnaires and an interview following demonstrative videos of two telepresence technologies (Kubi, Beam). In this paper, we present findings regarding participants' perceptions of the mobility functionality of telepresence robots. These results highlight design considerations that may make telepresence technologies more accepted by adults aging with mobility impairments.

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Understanding Attitudes of Adults Aging with Mobility Impairments toward Telepresence Robots
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. User studies
2. Social and professional topics
  1. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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HRI '17: Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

March 2017

462 pages

ISBN:9781450348850

DOI:10.1145/3029798

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Bilge Mutlu
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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University of Salzburg, Austria
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Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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James E. Young
University of Manitoba, Canada

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