HRI GIRAFF+

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Thesis work: Identifying the needs of older adults, their relatives and caregivers as well as investigating if and how these needs can be accommodated by robots. The reseacher will also set out to identify the factors that will lead to acceptance of such robotic assistance in a home environment.

Analysis

Affinity diagram

Personas

Concept map

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A concept map is a visualisation of present understanding of a system. It is intended to represent the users mental model of a Giraff+

Process Flow Diagrams

Ecosystem diagram

Journey maps

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A journey map describe the sequences users go through, over time, as the encounter the various facets of the ecosystem diagram

Methods

Contextual inquiryc

Think Aloud Protocol

Observations

Interviews

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Used to explore participants’ views in some depth either in preparation for the other approaches or as a follow up to them. I am interested in exploring people’s perceptions and looking for unique insights.

Users

Primary users

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>70female and maleliving at home

Secondary users

Care givers

Relatives

HRI Background

Giraff+ Background