“Maybe it becomes a buddy, but do not call it a robot” – seamless cooperation between companion robotics and smart homes

Authors:
Claire Huijnen;Atta Badii;Herjan van den Heuvel;Praminda Caleb-Solly;Daniel Thiemert
Affiliations:
Stichting Smart Homes, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom;Stichting Smart Homes, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Bristol Institute of Technology, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom;Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Venue:
AmI'11 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Ambient Intelligence
Year:
2011

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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.