Mediated Visits: Longitudinal Domestic Dwelling with Mobile Robotic Telepresence
- 29 April 2022
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Abstract
Mobile Robotic Telepresence (MRP) systems are remotely controlled, mobile videoconferencing devices that allow the remote user to move independently and have a physical presence in the environment. This paper presents a longitudinal study of MRP use in the home, where the first author used an MRP to connect with family, her partner, and friends over a six-month period. Taking an ethnomethodological approach, we present video recorded fragments to explore the phenomenon of ‘visiting’ where MRP users drop into the home for a period of time. We unpack the more ‘procedural’ elements—arriving and departing—alongside ways of ‘dwelling’ together during a visit, and the qualities of mobility, autonomous presence and spontaneity that emerge.Keywords
Funding Information
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/T022493/1)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/V00784X/1)
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