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2016 (English)In: Presence - Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, ISSN 1054-7460, E-ISSN 1531-3263, Vol. 25, no 3, p. 204-221Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This article reports on the EU project ExCITE with specific focus on the technical development of the telepresence platform over a period of 42 months. The aim of the project was to assess the robustness and validity of the mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) system Giraff as a means to support elderly people and to foster their social interaction and participation. Embracing the idea of user-centered product refinement, the robot was tested over long periods of time in real homes. As such, the system development was driven by a strong involvement of elderly people and their caregivers but also by technical challenges associated with deploying the robot in real-world contexts. The results of the 42-months’ long evaluation is a system suitable for use in homes rather than a generic system suitable, for example, in office environments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cambridge, USA: MIT Press, 2016
National Category
Computer Sciences
Research subject
Computer Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-43406 (URN)10.1162/PRES_a_00262 (DOI)000395117300002 ()2-s2.0-85011585315 (Scopus ID)
Projects
ExCITE
Note
Funding Agency:
EU AAL-2009-2-125
2019-05-092019-05-092020-01-28Bibliographically approved