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Co-creation of an assistive robot for independent living: lessons learned on robot design

Authors: Laura Fiorini, Kasia Tabeau, Grazia D’Onofrio, Luigi Coviello, Marleen De Mul, Daniele Sancarlo, Isabelle Fabbricotti, Filippo Cavallo

Published in: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) | Issue 2/2020

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To increase the usage of assistive robots into daily life it is important to include end-users in early development stages. This paper propose an iterative co-creative method to refine the design of an assistive robot called ASTRO. Three co-creation sessions were organized involving a total of 102 individuals. This paper presents the feedback collected and provides the results from an evaluation of the final prototype. The results underline that the robot’s design was perceived in a positive way (attractiveness and stimulation domains). Even though the co-creation results show that the function of the robot are also valued, the survey provides a more nuanced view on these aspects of robot design by showing a neutral evaluation of perspicuity, efficiency and dependability.

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Title: Co-creation of an assistive robot for independent living: lessons learned on robot design
Authors: Laura Fiorini
Kasia Tabeau
Grazia D’Onofrio
Luigi Coviello
Marleen De Mul
Daniele Sancarlo
Isabelle Fabbricotti
Filippo Cavallo
Publication date: 10-12-2019
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1955-2513
Electronic ISSN: 1955-2505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-019-00641-z

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