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Robotic tele-presence with DARYL in the wild

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This paper describes the results of a qualitative analysis of questionnaire data collected during a public exhibition of our robotic tele-presence system. In Summer 2013 the mildly humanized robot DARYL could be tried out by the general public during our University's science fair in the city center. People were given the chance to communicate through the robot with their peers and to perceive the world through the "eyes" and "ears" of the robot by means of a head-mounted display with attached headphones. An operator's voice was instantaneously transmitted to the robot's location and his or her head movements were tracked to enable direct, intuitive control of the robot's head movements. Twenty-seven people were interviewed in a structured way about their impressions and opinions after having either operated or interacted with the tele-operated robot. A careful analysis of the acquired data reveals a rather positive evaluation of the tele-presence system and interesting opinions about suitable application areas. These findings may guide designers of robotic tele-presence systems, a research area of increasing popularity.

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HAI '14: Proceedings of the second international conference on Human-agent interaction
October 2014
412 pages
ISBN:9781450330350
DOI:10.1145/2658861
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  1. head-mounted display
  2. robotics
  3. survey
  4. tele-operation
  5. tele-presence

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