TY - JOUR
T1 - Usability Testing for the Operation of a Mobile Robotic Telepresence System by Older Adults
AU - Olatunji, Samuel
AU - Potenza, Andre
AU - Oron-Gilad, Tal
AU - Kiselev, Andrey
AU - Loutfi, Amy
AU - Edan, Yael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) systems feature a video conferencing interface on a mobile robot, enabling pilot users to remotely control the robot while communicating with a local user. For older adults in an assisted living facility, the operators are mostly caregivers or remote family members. This small-sample usability testing aimed to evaluate the use of MRP by the older adult. Participants navigated the robot to locations in the home, e.g., to check if the front-door is closed. Two levels of automation were introduced; assisted teleoperation and autonomous. Observations revealed that the older adults enjoyed the dexterity with which the robot could be teleoperated in the assisted teleoperation mode. Yet, they preferred the operation of the MRP at the autonomous mode where the robot navigated autonomously towards the locations the user indicated. Usability, preference and objective findings raise awareness regarding elder care assistive robot developmental factors. Future experimental plans are discussed.
AB - Mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) systems feature a video conferencing interface on a mobile robot, enabling pilot users to remotely control the robot while communicating with a local user. For older adults in an assisted living facility, the operators are mostly caregivers or remote family members. This small-sample usability testing aimed to evaluate the use of MRP by the older adult. Participants navigated the robot to locations in the home, e.g., to check if the front-door is closed. Two levels of automation were introduced; assisted teleoperation and autonomous. Observations revealed that the older adults enjoyed the dexterity with which the robot could be teleoperated in the assisted teleoperation mode. Yet, they preferred the operation of the MRP at the autonomous mode where the robot navigated autonomously towards the locations the user indicated. Usability, preference and objective findings raise awareness regarding elder care assistive robot developmental factors. Future experimental plans are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/1071181320641284
DO - 10.1177/1071181320641284
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85189208769
SN - 1071-1813
VL - 64
SP - 1191
EP - 1195
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
IS - 1
T2 - 64th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2020
Y2 - 5 October 2020 through 9 October 2020
ER -