Telepresence robots are increasingly used to support remote social interaction. Telerobots
allow the user to move a camera and a microphone at a remote location in real time–often …

While telepresence robots have increasingly become accepted in diverse settings, the
research on their acceptance in educational contexts has been underdeveloped. This study …

This paper aims to compare social and telepresence robots in the teaching industry in the
near future. Both a literature survey and a comparison segment were produced. It was …

Introduction Social isolation is a significant issue in aged care settings (eg, long-term care
(LTC) and hospital) and is associated with adverse outcomes such as reduced well-being …

Telepresence attendance at academic conferences is now a reality and allows people who
cannot attend in person with the opportunity to still be “present.” This is valuable for people …

Mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) systems incorporate video conferencing equipment onto
mobile robot devices which can be steered from remote locations. These systems, which are …

In this chapter, we address issues related to using mobile telepresence robotics for social
interaction between people in different locations. We examine this problem space from three …

More than 1 billion people in the world are estimated to experience significant disability.
These disabilities can impact people's ability to independently conduct activities of daily …

The overall aim of this work is to provide some guidelines for the design of tele-presence
systems from a human factors point of view. Developers of such human-machine systems …

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in
Computing Systems: The Future of Robotic Teleprese Page 1 The Future of Robotic …