Outputs (135)

Using a Knowledge Café approach as a public engagement activity for raising awareness of data protection issues in robotics for health and social care (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Piskopani, A. M., Webb, H., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2023). Using a Knowledge Café approach as a public engagement activity for raising awareness of data protection issues in robotics for health and social care. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3599700

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) offers the opportunity to ameliorate the quality of life for people with health issues. However, there are still considerable barriers linked to the lack of acceptance of these technologies, particularly as... Read More about Using a Knowledge Café approach as a public engagement activity for raising awareness of data protection issues in robotics for health and social care.

Digital twins for human-assistive robot teams in ambient assisted living (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Chen, J., Clos, J., Price, D., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2023). Digital twins for human-assistive robot teams in ambient assisted living. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3597520

Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical systems that simulate real-world scenarios to optimize system performance, reduce physical losses, and ensure user safety. Although digital twins have been widely adopted in industrial settings, there is... Read More about Digital twins for human-assistive robot teams in ambient assisted living.

A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Clos, J., McClaughlin, E., Barnard, P., Tom, T., & Yajaman, S. (2023). A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3597530

Online misinformation is a serious problem that can have a negative impact on individuals, societies, and democracies. It can lead to the spread of false information, the erosion of trust in institutions, and the polarisation of political discourse.... Read More about A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress.

Augmented Robotic Telepresence (ART): A Prototype for Enhancing Remote Interaction and Participation (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Reyes-Cruz, G., Phypers, I., Boudouraki, A., Price, D., Fischer, J., Reeves, S., …Maior, H. (2023). Augmented Robotic Telepresence (ART): A Prototype for Enhancing Remote Interaction and Participation. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3597532

Mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) allows remote users' access and mobility in a range of local environments. MRP devices have been adopted in societally significant domains such as workplaces, museums, commerce, education, and healthcare, especially... Read More about Augmented Robotic Telepresence (ART): A Prototype for Enhancing Remote Interaction and Participation.

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Prompts and Practice Cards: a Tool to Support Responsible Practice (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Portillo, V., Greenhalgh, C., Craigon, P. J., & Ten Holter, C. (2023). Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Prompts and Practice Cards: a Tool to Support Responsible Practice. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3599721

Researchers often find it hard to know where, when and how to start when applying Responsible Innovation approaches to their own research projects and proposals. Based on experience supporting a range of researchers and projects, we have developed a... Read More about Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Prompts and Practice Cards: a Tool to Support Responsible Practice.

Co-creating Museum Robots With People That Are Autistic and/or Have Learning Disabilities (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Cameron, H., Story, M., Reyes-Cruz, G., & Galvez Trigo, M. J. (2023). Co-creating Museum Robots With People That Are Autistic and/or Have Learning Disabilities. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3597525

The integration of robots into everyday life is an increasingly common and mundane phenomena. Understanding how people regard and interact with these robots is a rapidly growing area of study, however, there is limited consideration of the attitudes... Read More about Co-creating Museum Robots With People That Are Autistic and/or Have Learning Disabilities.

Somabotics Toolkit for Rapid Prototyping Human-Robot Interaction Experiences using Wearable Haptics (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Zhou, F., Price, D., Pacchierotti, C., & Kucukyilmaz, A. (2023, July). Somabotics Toolkit for Rapid Prototyping Human-Robot Interaction Experiences using Wearable Haptics. Poster presented at IEEE World Haptics Conference, Delft, Netherlands

This work-in-progress paper presents a prototyping toolkit developed to design haptic interaction experiences. With developments in wearable and sensor technologies, new opportunities arise everyday to create rich haptic interaction experiences actin... Read More about Somabotics Toolkit for Rapid Prototyping Human-Robot Interaction Experiences using Wearable Haptics.

Gifting the Past in the Present: An Exploration of Evoking Nostalgia through Hybrid Gifts (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Gibson, R., Koleva, B., Flintham, M., & Winklhofer, H. (2023). Gifting the Past in the Present: An Exploration of Evoking Nostalgia through Hybrid Gifts. In DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (1047-1059). https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596103

This study focuses on the hybrid gifting model, where both physical and digital objects combine to create a single gift. For this in-the-world study, we turn to nostalgic emotions. We aimed to uncover if hybrid gifting can facilitate nostalgic experi... Read More about Gifting the Past in the Present: An Exploration of Evoking Nostalgia through Hybrid Gifts.

“It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Gibson, R., Babbage, C. M., Wagner, H. G., Price, D. J., Martindale, S., Chadborn, N. H., …Perez Vallejos, E. (2023). “It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories. In DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (987-1001). https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595962

We present the design of the Memory Machine (MeMa), a technology probe that can store, contextualise, and document media to represent memories. We accumulate vast physical and digital possessions throughout our lives, making it difficult to distingui... Read More about “It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories.

Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror (2023)
Working Paper
Dowthwaite, L., Reyez Cruz, G., Pena, A. R., Pepper, C., Jäger, N., Barnard, P., …Benford, S. Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror

The home is becoming a key location for healthcare delivery, including the use of technology driven by autonomous systems (AS) to monitor and support healthcare plans. Using the example of a smart mirror, this paper describes the outcomes of focus gr... Read More about Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror.