"This really lets us see the entire world:" Designing a conversational telepresence robot for homebound older adults
"This really lets us see the entire world:" Designing a conversational telepresence robot for homebound older adults
In this paper, we explore the design and use of conversational telepresence robots to help homebound older adults interact with the external world. An initial needfinding study (N=8) using video vignettes revealed older adults' experiential needs for robot-mediated remote experiences such as exploration, reminiscence and social participation. We then designed …