Designing a usable interface for an interactive robot.

Keates, Simeon; Clarkson, John; Robinson, Peter

Abstract

The traditional emphasis of Rehabilitation Robotics has been dominated largely by the logistics of system development rather than how to maximise overall system usability [1]. The research programme at Cambridge has focused on the shortcomings of this approach and the identification of strategies for placing the user exclusively at the centre of the design process [2]. This paper describes the re-design of the interface for an Interactive Robotic Visual Inspection System (IRVIS) and how this was used to formulate a structured, methodical approach to user-centred interface design. A discussion of the original IRVIS interface design will be presented, followed by a description of current usability theory and its role in formulating the proposed five-level user-centred design approach. The results of the evaluation of this approach, through user trials, will also be discussed.

Citation

Keates, S., Clarkson, J., & Robinson, P. (1999). Designing a usable interface for an interactive robot. In ICORR '99: 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (156-162)

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: ICORR ’99: 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics.
• Start Date: Jul 1, 1999
• End Date: Jul 2, 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Deposit Date: Feb 6, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 6, 2019
• Pages: 156-162
• Book Title: ICORR '99: 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
• Keywords: usable interface, interactive robotics, rehabilitation robotics
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1497615
• Contract Date: Feb 6, 2019