Meeting Requirements of Older Users? Robot Prototype Trials in a Home-like Environment

Autor:	Daliah Batko-Klein, Alexandra Schmid, Tobias Körtner, Christoph Gisinger
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Social robot business.industry Computer science technology industry and agriculture Sample (statistics) Usability User requirements document Human–robot interaction Task (project management) body regions Willingness to pay Human–computer interaction Robot business human activities
Zdroj:	Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Aging and Assistive Environments ISBN: 9783319074450 HCI (6)
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-319-07446-7_63
Popis:	A prototype of an assistive robot for older people was tested in three different countries in life-like lab settings. A sample of potential older users with different grades and types of age-related impairments completed a sequence of tasks with the robot. Subsequently, usability issues, user acceptance, and their willingness to pay for such a robot affordability were assessed to find out if the robot caters to the needs of the impairment groups. Main results of the data analyses were: ease of use was deemed satisfactory by the majority of participants. Task speed was considered to be rather slow. Additionally, it could be shown that participants were sceptical of buying a robot for their own use, but would be willing to rent one. A significant difference in classifying the robot prototype as helpful for the home was found in participants with mobility impairments compared to participants without mobility impairments.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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