Topic
Roomba
About: Roomba is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 84 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2135 citations. The topic is also known as: IRobot Roomba.
Papers
2 Mar 2006
TL;DR: Ethnicographic research on the actual use of domestic service robots is presented to provide a grounded understanding of how design can influence human-robot interaction in the home, and initial implications for the design of these products are offered.
Abstract: Domestic service robots have long been a staple of science fiction and commercial visions of the future. Until recently, we have only been able to speculate about what the experience of using such a device might be. Current domestic service robots, introduced as consumer products, allow us to make this vision a reality.This paper presents ethnographic research on the actual use of these products, to provide a grounded understanding of how design can influence human-robot interaction in the home. We used an ecological approach to broadly explore the use of this technology in this context, and to determine how an autonomous, mobile robot might "fit" into such a space. We offer initial implications for the design of these products: first, the way the technology is introduced is critical; second, the use of the technology becomes social; and third, that ideally, homes and domestic service robots must adapt to each other.
579 citations
10 Mar 2007
TL;DR: An ethnographic study of consumer robots in the home of six families' experience of floor cleaning after receiving a new vacuum (a Roomba robotic vacuum or the Flair, a handheld upright) was studied.
Abstract: Robots that work with people foster social relationships between people and systems. The home is an interesting place to study the adoption and use of these systems. The home provides challenges from both technical and interaction perspectives. In addition, the home is a seat for many specialized human behaviors and needs, and has a long history of what is collected and used to functionally, aesthetically, and symbolically fit the home. To understand the social impact of robotic technologies, this paper presents an ethnographic study of consumer robots in the home. Six families' experience of floor cleaning after receiving a new vacuum (a Roomba robotic vacuum or the Flair, a handheld upright) was studied. While the Flair had little impact, the Roomba changed people, cleaning activities, and other product use. In addition, people described the Roomba in aesthetic and social terms. The results of this study, while initial, generate implications for how robots should be designed for the home.
299 citations
16 Sep 2007
TL;DR: Results from an empirical study of iRobot's Roomba, a vacuuming robot, suggest that, by developing intimacy to the robot, participants were able to derive increased pleasure from cleaning, and expended effort to fit Rooma into their homes, and shared it with others.
Abstract: Robots have entered our domestic lives, but yet, little is known about their impact on the home. This paper takes steps towards addressing this omission, by reporting results from an empirical study of iRobot's Roomba™, a vacuuming robot. Our findings suggest that, by developing intimacy to the robot, our participants were able to derive increased pleasure from cleaning, and expended effort to fit Roomba into their homes, and shared it with others. These findings lead us to propose four design implications that we argue could increase people's enthusiasm for smart home technologies.
283 citations
9 Mar 2009
TL;DR: In this article, a longitudinal field study with 30 households to which they gave Roomba vacuuming robots and then observed use over six months was conducted to understand the novelty effects associated with domestic robotic appliances and what occurs after the novelty wears off.
Abstract: It has long been recognized that novelty effects exist in the interaction with technologies. Despite this recognition, we still know little about the novelty effects associated with domestic robotic appliances and more importantly, what occurs after the novelty wears off. To address this gap, we undertook a longitudinal field study with 30 households to which we gave Roomba vacuuming robots and then observed use over six months. During this study, which spans over 149 home visits, we encountered methodological challenges in understanding households' usage patterns. In this paper we report on our longitudinal research, focusing particularly on the methods that we used 1) to understand human-robot interaction over time despite the constraints of privacy and temporality in the home, and 2) to uncover information when routines became less conscious to the participants themselves.
186 citations
1 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that social robots are different from humans and that autonomy + mobility = perceived agency, and the potential for abuse of robots is real. But they do not discuss the role of humans in this discussion.
Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: 13.1 Social Robots Are Different, 13.2 Autonomy + Mobility = Perceived Agency?, 13.3 Evidence from HRI Studies, 13.4 The Personification of Robots, 13.5 Robot Dogs Are Pets, Too, 13.6 Even the Roomba Does the Trick, 13.7 Not Even Experienced Roboticists Are Always Spared, 13.8 The Dangers Ahead, 13.9 The False Pretense: Robots Are Agents, 13.10 The Potential for Abuse, 13.11 We Need to Act, Now!, References
117 citations
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