From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application

Liran Kalderon; Azriel Kaplan; Amit Wolfovitz; Yoav Gimmon; Shelly Levy Tzedek

doi:10.1145/3708557.3716335

From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application

Liran Kalderon, Azriel Kaplan, Amit Wolfovitz, Yoav Gimmon, Shelly Levy Tzedek

Department of Physical Therapy

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Abstract

As roboticists, we may be tempted to offer a robotic solution to the different problems we aim to tackle. Robots have many advantages, including the ability to create interaction through embodiment, but they also have disadvantages, such as the high costs and space requirements. Aiming to help people with vestibular disorders (people with dizziness or lack of balance), we planned a robot-based intervention for them. As a first step, we conducted a participatory-design study. A total of 39 people participated in the study: 21 physiotherapists and 18 individuals who underwent vestibular rehabilitation participated in six focus groups. Though the focus of the discussion was a robotic intervention, we found, across the groups, that participants preferred to use a phone application over a robot. This study emphasizes the importance of involving the relevant population in the initial development phase, as it may save time and money, while better serving the end users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IUI 2025 - Companion Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	48-50
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400714092
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3708557.3716335
State	Published - 24 Mar 2025
Event	30th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Companion, IUI 2025 - Cagliari, Italy Duration: 24 Mar 2025 → 27 Mar 2025

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Name	International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Proceedings IUI

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Conference	30th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Companion, IUI 2025
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Cagliari
Period	24/03/25 → 27/03/25

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Keywords

Co-design
Human-computer-interaction
Human-robot-interaction
Participatory design
Rehabilitation technology
Vestibular rehabilitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction

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Kalderon, L., Kaplan, A., Wolfovitz, A., Gimmon, Y., & Tzedek, S. L. (2025). From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application. In IUI 2025 - Companion Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (pp. 48-50). (International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Proceedings IUI). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3708557.3716335

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From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application. / Kalderon, Liran; Kaplan, Azriel; Wolfovitz, Amit et al.
IUI 2025 - Companion Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. p. 48-50 (International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Proceedings IUI).

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Kalderon L, Kaplan A, Wolfovitz A, Gimmon Y, Tzedek SL. From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application. In IUI 2025 - Companion Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. Association for Computing Machinery. 2025. p. 48-50. (International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Proceedings IUI). doi: 10.1145/3708557.3716335

From HRI to CHI - From a Socially Assistive Robot to a Phone Application

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