Interaction with Ubiquitous Robots and Autonomous IoT

TL;DR

This paper explores how to effectively design interactions with ubiquitous robots and autonomous IoT devices, emphasizing user-centered studies to understand optimal movement, manipulation, and touch behaviors around people.

Contribution

It introduces a user-centered research approach to studying interaction design for autonomous IoT and robot swarms, addressing gaps in understanding their behavior around humans.

Findings

Insights into user preferences for robot interaction behaviors

Guidelines for designing robot movements around people

Understanding of user comfort levels with autonomous IoT interactions

Abstract

Robotics have been slowly permeating Internet of Things (IoT) where the previously ubiquitous but static sensors are now given the power to actively navigate the environment and even interact with users. Emergence of these ubiquitous swarms of robots not only opens up the range of possible applications, but also increases the number of elements to study and design for. We do not yet understand how, when, and where these robots should move, manipulate, and touch around people. Through user-centered studies, we aim to better understand how to best design for interaction with Autonomous IoT or a swarm of ubiquitous robots.