One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot

Julie Pivin-Bachler; Egon van den Broek; Randy Gomez

doi:10.3233/AISE230031

One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot

Julie Pivin-Bachler^*
, Egon van den Broek
, Randy Gomez

^*Corresponding author for this work

Honda Research Institute Japan

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Abstract

The number of worldwide inhabitants suffering from visual or hearing impairments
reaches billions according to the World Health Organization, making the need for universal access and inclusion in Intelligent Environments (IE) essential. An adaptive Rock-Paper-Scissors application using a simulation of the social robot Haru is presented. The accessibility of the application which covers three modes - where the user able to see and hear, only to see, or only to hear – was verified through a user-study. A multivariate analysis of variance with repeated measures determined that the ratings from the 12 participants differed significantly across the three modes with F(6,6) = 6.823, η2p = .872, p = .017. Results show that users tend to expect applications to be harder to use when suffering from a disability, especially a visual impairment. All modes in the application were deemed acceptable in terms of usability, proving that the multimodality that comes with IE can help in promoting universal access and reducing social exclusion.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023)
Editors	Girish Bekaroo, Somaya Ben Allouch, Massimo Mecella
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	186-195
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-64368-405-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-64368-404-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/AISE230031
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

Publication series

Name	Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	32
ISSN (Print)	1875-4163
ISSN (Electronic)	1875-4171

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Universal Access
Intelligent Environment
Social Robots

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Pivin-Bachler, J., van den Broek, E., & Gomez, R. (2023). One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot. In G. Bekaroo, S. Ben Allouch, & M. Mecella (Eds.), Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023) (pp. 186-195). (Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments; Vol. 32). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/AISE230031

Pivin-Bachler, Julie ; van den Broek, Egon ; Gomez, Randy. / One for All, All for One : A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot. Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023). editor / Girish Bekaroo ; Somaya Ben Allouch ; Massimo Mecella. IOS Press, 2023. pp. 186-195 (Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments).

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Pivin-Bachler, J , van den Broek, E & Gomez, R 2023, One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot. in G Bekaroo, S Ben Allouch & M Mecella (eds), Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023). Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, vol. 32, IOS Press, pp. 186-195. https://doi.org/10.3233/AISE230031

One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot. / Pivin-Bachler, Julie ; van den Broek, Egon; Gomez, Randy.
Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023). ed. / Girish Bekaroo; Somaya Ben Allouch; Massimo Mecella. IOS Press, 2023. p. 186-195 (Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments; Vol. 32).

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Pivin-Bachler J , van den Broek E, Gomez R. One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot. In Bekaroo G, Ben Allouch S, Mecella M, editors, Workshop Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE2023). IOS Press. 2023. p. 186-195. (Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments). doi: 10.3233/AISE230031

One for All, All for One: A First Step Towards Universal Access with a Social Robot

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