Robot-Assisted Group Tours for Blind People
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| author | Hu, Yaxin Kuribayashi, Masaki Wang, Allan Kayukawa, Seita Sato, Daisuke Mutlu, Bilge Takagi, Hironobu Asakawa, Chieko |
| author_facet | Hu, Yaxin Kuribayashi, Masaki Wang, Allan Kayukawa, Seita Sato, Daisuke Mutlu, Bilge Takagi, Hironobu Asakawa, Chieko |
| contents | Group interactions are essential to social functioning, yet effective engagement relies on the ability to recognize and interpret visual cues, making such engagement a significant challenge for blind people. In this paper, we investigate how a mobile robot can support group interactions for blind people. We used the scenario of a guided tour with mixed-visual groups involving blind and sighted visitors. Based on insights from an interview study with blind people (n=5) and museum experts (n=5), we designed and prototyped a robotic system that supported blind visitors to join group tours. We conducted a field study in a science museum where each blind participant (n=8) joined a group tour with one guide and two sighted participants (n=8). Findings indicated users' sense of safety from the robot's navigational support, concerns in the group participation, and preferences for obtaining environmental information. We present design implications for future robotic systems to support blind people's mixed-visual group participation. |
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| spellingShingle | Robot-Assisted Group Tours for Blind People Hu, Yaxin Kuribayashi, Masaki Wang, Allan Kayukawa, Seita Sato, Daisuke Mutlu, Bilge Takagi, Hironobu Asakawa, Chieko Human-Computer Interaction Robotics 68 Group interactions are essential to social functioning, yet effective engagement relies on the ability to recognize and interpret visual cues, making such engagement a significant challenge for blind people. In this paper, we investigate how a mobile robot can support group interactions for blind people. We used the scenario of a guided tour with mixed-visual groups involving blind and sighted visitors. Based on insights from an interview study with blind people (n=5) and museum experts (n=5), we designed and prototyped a robotic system that supported blind visitors to join group tours. We conducted a field study in a science museum where each blind participant (n=8) joined a group tour with one guide and two sighted participants (n=8). Findings indicated users' sense of safety from the robot's navigational support, concerns in the group participation, and preferences for obtaining environmental information. We present design implications for future robotic systems to support blind people's mixed-visual group participation. |
| title | Robot-Assisted Group Tours for Blind People |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction Robotics 68 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04458 |