@inproceedings{Arévalo-Arboleda2021b,
title = {Reflecting upon Participatory Design in Human-Robot Collaboration for People with Motor Disabilities: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Three Multiyear Projects},
author = {Stephanie Arévalo-Arboleda and Max Pascher and Annalies Baumeister and Barbara Klein and Jens Gerken},
doi = {10.1145/3453892.3458044},
isbn = {978-1-4503-8792-7/21/06},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-06-29},
booktitle = {The 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference - PETRA 2021},
organization = {ACM},
abstract = {Human-robot technology has the potential to positively impact the lives of people with motor disabilities. However, current efforts have mostly been oriented towards technology (sensors, devices, modalities, interaction techniques), thus relegating the user and their valuable input to the wayside. In this paper, we aim to present a holistic perspective of the role of participatory design in Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) for People with Motor Disabilities (PWMD). We have been involved in several multiyear projects related to HRC for PWMD, where we encountered different challenges related to planning and participation, preferences of stakeholders, using certain participatory design techniques, technology exposure, as well as ethical, legal, and social implications. These challenges helped us provide five lessons learned that could serve as a guideline to researchers when using participatory design with vulnerable groups. In particular, young researchers who are starting to explore HRC research for people with disabilities.},
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pubstate = {forthcoming},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}

@inproceedings{Arevalo-Arboleda2021,
title = {Assisting Manipulation and Grasping in Robot Teleoperation with Augmented Reality Visual Cues},
author = {Stephanie Arévalo-Arboleda and Franziska Ruecker and Tim Dierks and Jens Gerken},
url = {https://hci.w-hs.de/pub_VisualCuesCHI_compressed/, PDF Download},
doi = {10.1145/3411764.3445398},
isbn = {978-1-4503-8096-6/21/05},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-05-03},
booktitle = {CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '21)},
publisher = {ACM},
abstract = {Teleoperating industrial manipulators in co-located spaces can be challenging. Facilitating robot teleoperation by providing additional visual information about the environment and the robot affordances using augmented reality (AR), can improve task performance in manipulation and grasping. In this paper, we present two designs of augmented visual cues, that aim to enhance the visual space of the robot operator through hints about the position of the robot gripper in the workspace and in relation to the target. These visual cues aim to improve the distance perception and thus, the task performance. We evaluate both designs against a baseline in an experiment where participants teleoperate a robotic arm to perform pick-and-place tasks. Our results show performance improvements in different levels, reflecting in objective and subjective measures with trade-offs in terms of time, accuracy, and participants’ views of teleoperation. These findings show the potential of AR not only in teleoperation, but in understanding the human-robot workspace.},
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pubstate = {forthcoming},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}

@inproceedings{Arévalo-Arboleda2020b,
title = {Understanding Human-Robot Collaboration for People with Mobility Impairments at the Workplace, a Thematic Analysis},
author = {Stephanie Arévalo-Arboleda and Max Pascher and Younes Lakhnati and Jens Gerken},
url = {https://hci.w-hs.de/pub_understanding_hrc_ta/, PDF Download},
doi = {10.1109/RO-MAN47096.2020.9223489},
isbn = {978-1-7281-6075-7},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-07-31},
booktitle = {RO-MAN 2020 - IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication},
publisher = {IEEE},
abstract = {Assistive technologies, in particular human-robot collaboration, have the potential to ease the life of people with physical mobility impairments in social and economic activities. Currently, this group of people has lower rates of economic participation, due to the lack of adequate environments adapted to their capabilities. We take a closer look at the needs and preferences of people with physical mobility impairments in a human-robot cooperative environment at the workplace. Specifically, we aim to design how to control a robotic arm in manufacturing tasks for people with physical mobility impairments. We present a case study of a shelteredworkshop as a prototype for an institution that employs people with disabilities in manufacturing jobs. Here, we collected data of potential end-users with physical mobility impairments, social workers, and supervisors using a Participatory Design technique (Future-Workshop). These stakeholders were divided into two groups, end-users and supervising personnel (social workers, supervisors), which were run across two separate sessions. The gathered information was analyzed using thematic analysis to reveal underlying themes across stakeholders. We identified concepts that highlight underlying concerns related to the robot fitting into the social and organizational structure, human-robot synergy, and human-robot problem management. In this paper, we present our findings and discuss the implications of each theme when shaping an inclusive humanrobot cooperative workstation for people with physical mobility impairments.},
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pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}