Ivan A Aguilar, Markku Suomalainen, Steven M LaValle, Timo Ojala, Bernhard E Riecke
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From "skype on wheels" to embodied telepresence: a holistic approach to improving the user experience of telepresence robots.
Telepresence robots offer the promise of remote presence, but user experience, usability, and performance challenges hinder widespread adoption. This study introduces a novel and low-cost user interface for telepresence robots that integrates insights from virtual reality (VR) and robotics to address these limitations. The novel setup was designed holistically, considering several different factors: an inclined rotating chair for embodied rotation, a joystick for precise translation, dual displays for enhanced spatial awareness, and an immersive setup with controlled lighting and audio. A user study (N = 42) with a simulated robot in a virtual environment compared this novel setup with a standard setup, that mimicked the typical user interface of commercial telepresence robots. Results showed that this novel setup significantly improved the user experience, particularly increasing presence, enjoyment, and engagement. This novel setup also improved task performance over time, reducing obstacle collisions and distance traveled. These findings highlight the potential for combining and incorporating insights from VR and robotics to design more effective and user-friendly interfaces for telepresence robots, paving the way for increased adoption.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10055-025-01222-0.
期刊介绍:
The journal, established in 1995, publishes original research in Virtual Reality, Augmented and Mixed Reality that shapes and informs the community. The multidisciplinary nature of the field means that submissions are welcomed on a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:
Original research studies of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and real-time visualization applications
Development and evaluation of systems, tools, techniques and software that advance the field, including:
Display technologies, including Head Mounted Displays, simulators and immersive displays
Haptic technologies, including novel devices, interaction and rendering
Interaction management, including gesture control, eye gaze, biosensors and wearables
Tracking technologies
VR/AR/MR in medicine, including training, surgical simulation, rehabilitation, and tissue/organ modelling.
Impactful and original applications and studies of VR/AR/MR’s utility in areas such as manufacturing, business, telecommunications, arts, education, design, entertainment and defence
Research demonstrating new techniques and approaches to designing, building and evaluating virtual and augmented reality systems
Original research studies assessing the social, ethical, data or legal aspects of VR/AR/MR.