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An Evaluation of a Telepresence Robot: User Testing Among Older Adults with Mobility Impairment
An Evaluation of a Telepresence Robot: User Testing Among Older Adults with Mobility Impairment
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Wu, Xian
Thomas, Rebecca
Drobina, Emma
Mitzner, Tracy
Beer, Jenay
Thomas, Rebecca
Drobina, Emma
Mitzner, Tracy
Beer, Jenay
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Abstract
For older adults with mobility impairment, maintaining health and
wellness while aging-in-place independently is crucial.
Telepresence technology, such as Kubi, can be potentially
beneficial for this target population to stay socially connected [1].
However, the Kubi robot is not specifically designed for older
adults with mobility impairment. For this target population to
adopt the technology successfully, it is important to ensure that
they would not experience usability barriers. Thus, we conducted
usability testing of Kubi with five older adults with self-reported
mobility impairment. The findings indicated both hardware and
GUI problematic issues for this population. Hardware problems
were primarily related to the base. GUI usability issues were
caused by system visibility and control of the robot. These
findings provide direction for improving the usability of
telepresence robots, particularly for adults aging with mobility
impairment.
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2017-03
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