Mixed-Method Long-Term Robot Usage: Older Adults' Lived Experience of Social Robots
summary
Study deploys Jibo in 28 older adults’ homes ages 70–94 for 1–12 months and combines robot usage logs with debrief interviews to show concrete patterns: overall interaction rates stabilize by week two, groups split by hosting length and usage shape, one user averages ~450 actions versus ~120 for others, and themes driving use or abandonment are feeling of guilt, robot proactivity and movement, and privacy and transparency concerns. Paper ends with practical design and study guidelines.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to study
- 1:15Mixed method approach
- 2:21Quantitative usage patterns
- 3:47Qualitative usage themes
- 6:22High usage group insights
- 7:50Study guidelines for long-term HRI
- 9:19Conclusion and acknowledgments
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