Information ecologies: using technology with heart
Information ecologies: using technology with heart
Increasing the opportunities for aging in place
CUU '00 Proceedings on the 2000 conference on Universal Usability
CUU '00 Proceedings on the 2000 conference on Universal Usability
Robotic products to assist the aging population
interactions - Robots!
Service robots in the domestic environment: a study of the roomba vacuum in the home
Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCHI/SIGART conference on Human-robot interaction
The SenseChair: the lounge chair as an intelligent assistive device for elders
DUX '05 Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Designing for User eXperience
Of pill boxes and piano benches: "home-made" methods for managing medication
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Where to, Roberta?: reflecting on the role of technology in assisted living
Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles
Detecting social interactions of the elderly in a nursing home environment
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMCCAP)
GlowBots: robots that evolve relationships
ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 emerging technologies
Enjoyment intention to use and actual use of a conversational robot by elderly people
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM/IEEE international conference on Human robot interaction
Relational vs. group self-construal: untangling the role of national culture in HRI
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM/IEEE international conference on Human robot interaction
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Introduction to this special issue on human-robot interaction
Human-Computer Interaction
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Designing for elders: exploring the complexity of relationships in later life
BCS-HCI '08 Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 1
ICOST '09 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics: Ambient Assistive Health and Wellness Management in the Heart of the City
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Negotiating boundaries: managing disease at home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Machine-induced coordination behavior in human-machine interaction
ROBIO'09 Proceedings of the 2009 international conference on Robotics and biomimetics
"Luckily, I don't need it": elderly and the use of artifacts for time management
Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries
ICAISC'10 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Artifical intelligence and soft computing: Part II
Mobile remote presence systems for older adults: acceptance, benefits, and concerns
Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction
A conversational robot in an elderly care center: an ethnographic study
Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction
Emotion Modeling for Intelligent Agents - Towards a Unifying Framework
WI-IAT '11 Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conferences on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Volume 03
The effect of monitoring by cameras and robots on the privacy enhancing behaviors of older adults
HRI '12 Proceedings of the seventh annual ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
Ethics and Information Technology
Considerations for technology that support physical activity by older adults
Proceedings of the 14th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Would granny let an assistive robot into her home?
ICSR'12 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Social Robotics
Potential use of robots in Taiwanese nursing homes
Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-robot interaction
CAMMInA: a mobile ambient information system to motivate elders to exercise
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
A mixed-method approach to evoke creative and holistic thinking about robots in a home environment
Proceedings of the 2014 ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-robot interaction
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For elders who remain independent in their homes, the home becomes more than just a place to eat and sleep. The home becomes a place where people care for each other, and it gradually subsumes all activities. This article reports on an ethnographic study of aging adults who live independently in their homes. Seventeen elders aged 60 through 90 were interviewed and observed in their homes in 2 Midwestern cities. The goal is to understand how robotic products might assist these people, helping them to stay independent and active longer. The experience of aging is described as an ecology of aging made up of people, products, and activities taking place in a local environment of the home and the surrounding community. In this environment, product successes and failures often have a dramatic impact on the ecology, throwing off a delicate balance. When a breakdown occurs, family members and other caregivers have to intervene, threatening elders' independence and identity. This article highlights the interest in how the elder ecology can be supported by new robotic products that are conceived of as a part of this interdependent system. It is recommended that the design of these products fit the ecology as part of the system, support elders' values, and adapt to all of the members of the ecology who will interact with them.