Life as a Robot (at CHI): Challenges, Benefits, and Prospects for Attending Conferences via ...
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A design team of eight children (ages 7–11) inhabits a Beam telepresence robot from ~2,500 miles away and reports six vignettes plus two 90‑minute co‑design sessions. Concrete failures include a robot too tall to enter a van, people covering its camera, elevator Wi‑Fi dropouts that cut sessions, and low‑resolution/poorly lit video. Children request interchangeable hands, an item transporter to taste remote food, the ability to follow my friend autonomously, faster quieter locomotion, and easy customizable appearance for authentic presence.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to telepresence
- 1:31Current telepresence technology
- 3:00Kids team telepresence experiment
- 6:54Challenges and frustrations
- 7:15Future of telepresence with kids
- 10:46Customizing virtual presence
- 11:09Q&A and acknowledgments
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