"Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot" - Seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes

Van Den Heuvel, Herjan; Huijnen, Claire; Badii, Atta; Heuvel, Herjan; Caleb-Solly, Praminda; Thiemert, Daniel

Abstract

This paper describes the findings arising from ongoing qualitative usability evaluation studies on mobile companion robotics in smart home environments from two research projects focused on socio-technical innovation to support independent living (CompanionAble and Mobiserv). Key findings are described, and it is stated that the robotic companion, the smart home environment, and external services need to be seamlessly integrated to create a truly supportive and trusted system. The idea of robot personas is introduced, and based on our empirical observations, it is argued that the robot persona, rather than the physical embodiment, is the most important determinant of the degree of users' acceptance in terms of users' perceived trustability and responsiveness of the robot and therefore their sense of enhanced usability and satisfaction with such personal assistive systems. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

Citation

Van Den Heuvel, H., Huijnen, C., Badii, A., Heuvel, H., Caleb-Solly, P., & Thiemert, D. (2011). "Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot" - Seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 7040 LNCS, 324-329. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_44

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Publication Date: Nov 28, 2011
• Deposit Date: Dec 1, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Journal: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
• Print ISSN: 0302-9743
• Electronic ISSN: 1611-3349
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7040 LNCS
• Pages: 324-329
• Book Title: Ambient Intelligence
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_44
• Keywords: companion robotics, smart homes, ambient assisted living, independent living, human-robot interactivity, social robotics, man-machine mixed initiative taking, user-centred co-design, UI-REF, robo-humatics
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/969172
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_44