A Review of Mobile Robotic Telepresence

Kristoffersson, Annica; Coradeschi, Silvia; Loutfi, Amy

doi:10.1155/2013/902316

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“…More are designed to help with physical aspects such as housekeeping, walking, and social communication, than to manage other activities, for example, money, laundry, grooming [5]. Other examples are Mobile Robotic Telepresence (MRT) systems that incorporate video conferencing equipment onto mobile robot devices which can be steered from remote locations [34].…”

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The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly

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Broz

Wang

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Intel Serv Robotics

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Socially assistive robotic platforms are now a realistic option for the long-term care of ageing populations. Elderly users may benefit from many services provided by robots operating in different environments, such as providing assistance inside apartments, serving in shared facilities of buildings or guiding people outdoors. In this paper, we IDLab, IMEC, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium present the experience gained within the EU FP7 ROBOT-ERA project towards the objective of implementing easy-touse and acceptable service robotic system for the elderly. In particular, we detail the user-centred design and the experimental evaluation in realistic environments of a webbased multi-modal user interface tailored for elderly users of near future multi-robot services. Experimental results demonstrate positive evaluation of usability and willingness to use by elderly users, especially those less experienced with technological devices who could benefit more from the adoption of robotic services. Further analyses showed how multi-modal modes of interaction support more flexible and natural elderly-robot interaction, make clear the benefits for the users and, therefore, increase its acceptability. Finally, we provide insights and lessons learned from the extensive experimentation, which, to the best of our knowledge, is one of the largest experimentation of a multi-robot multi-service system so far.

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The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly

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Wang

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Intel Serv Robotics

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“…Topology optimization can reduce the quality of the robot arm, so that the total flexibility of the arm is decreased [14].…”

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Design and Optimization of Arm Structure for Mobile Medical Service Robot Based on Multi - Target Particle Swarm Optimization

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-In order to apply the robot to medical institution, a mobile medical service robot arm is designed. Firstly, according to the design requirements and the ergonomic theory, the various configurations of the mechanical arm are analysed. The optimal configuration of the mechanical arm is obtained by using the global relative manipulability value as the index. Secondly, according to the application and function of mobile service robot, the maximum working space distance index, static stiffness performance index and global velocity fluctuation performance index of arm performance are proposed. On this basis, the mathematical function model of robot arm size optimization is established. Finally, according to the characteristics of the multi-objective and multi-constraint of the optimization function model, the multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm based on the Pareto dominance principle is chosen as the solving method. The results show that the size optimization is very effective in reducing the speed fluctuation of the mechanical arm during motion. Therefore, through the combination of topology optimization and size optimization, the mechanical arm has the characteristics of high stiffness, light weight, flexible and stable.

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“…To this end, SAR interfaces share the same design principles and guidelines that are derived from Human Computer Interaction [21]. Examples are mobile robotic telepresence systems that incorporate video conferencing devices onto mobile robots which can be steered from remote locations [18]. General principles of recent interfaces for SAR are presented and discussed in [19], that present five experimental projects focused on a single platform that was operating inside the user's home.…”

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Experimental Evaluation of a Multi-modal User Interface for a Robotic Service

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Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems

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Abstract. This paper reports the experimental evaluation of a MultiModal User Interface (MMUI) designed to enhance the user experience in terms of service usability and to increase acceptability of assistive robot systems by elderly users. The MMUI system offers users two main modalities to send commands: they are a GUI, usually running on the tablet attached to the robot, and a SUI, with a wearable microphone on the user. The study involved fifteen participants, aged between 70 and 89 years old, who were invited to interact with a robotic platform customized for providing every-day care and services to the elderly. The experimental task for the participants was to order a meal from three different menus using any interaction modality they liked. Quantitative and qualitative data analyses demonstrate a positive evaluation by users and show that the multi-modal means of interaction can help to make elderly-robot interaction more flexible and natural.

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A Review of Mobile Robotic Telepresence

Cited by 308 publications

References 59 publications

The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly

The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly

Design and Optimization of Arm Structure for Mobile Medical Service Robot Based on Multi - Target Particle Swarm Optimization

Experimental Evaluation of a Multi-modal User Interface for a Robotic Service

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