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"Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot" - Seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes (2011)
Journal Article
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

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 (Co... Read More about "Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot" - Seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes.

Cameras as cultural probes in requirements gathering - Exploring their potential in supporting the design of assistive technology (2011)
Journal Article
Caleb-Solly, P., Flind, A., & Vargheese, J. P. (2011). Cameras as cultural probes in requirements gathering - Exploring their potential in supporting the design of assistive technology. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2011.5999158

A pre-requisite for a human-centred design approach to technology development is gaining an intimate understanding of not only the people for whom the technology is being designed, but also the contexts within which they will be using it. This paper... Read More about Cameras as cultural probes in requirements gathering - Exploring their potential in supporting the design of assistive technology.

"Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot”: Seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes (2011)
Book Chapter
Huijnen, C., Badii, A., van den 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. In D. V. Keyson, M. L. Maher, N. Streitz, A. Cheok, J. C. Augusto, R. Wichert, …B. J. A. Kröse (Eds.), Ambient Intelligence (324-329). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_44