UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices

Sailaja, Neelima; Castle-Green, Teresa; Coulton, Paul; Stead, Michael; Lindley, Joseph G; Urquhart, Lachlan D; Darzentas, Dimitrios

Abstract

IoT products are increasingly becoming the default, with non-IoT versions of common hardware (e.g., TVs and printers) harder to find. Alongside this adoption surge, lack of support, outdated security, and planned obsolescence present concerning sustainability issues, contribute to eWaste growth and widen digital divides globally. This workshop aims to present and discuss legal, social, technical, and design aspects of repair practices, engaging the Ubicomp community in exploring challenges and opportunities for more repairable IoT devices. Focusing on diverse repair scenarios, the workshop seeks to establish a concise, holistic, and inclusive agenda for this research domain's future. Participants will map key research questions to support the movement towards more repairable technology.

Citation

Sailaja, N., Castle-Green, T., Coulton, P., Stead, M., Lindley, J. G., Urquhart, L. D., & Darzentas, D. (2023, October). UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices. Presented at UbiComp/ISWC '23: The 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: UbiComp/ISWC '23: The 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
• Start Date: Oct 8, 2023
• End Date: Oct 12, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Oct 8, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-10
• Deposit Date: Nov 20, 2023
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 802-806
• Book Title: UbiComp/ISWC '23 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing & the 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing
• ISBN: 9798400702006
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3594739.3605113
• Keywords: IoT, Smart Devices, Repair, Sustainability
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3214857
• Related Public URLs: https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2023/