PlantPal: Leveraging Precision Agriculture Robots to Facilitate Remote Engagement in Urban Gardening

要旨

Urban gardening is widely recognized for its numerous health and environmental benefits. However, the lack of suitable garden spaces, demanding daily schedules and limited gardening expertise present major roadblocks for citizens looking to engage in urban gardening. While prior research has explored smart home solutions to support urban gardeners, these approaches currently do not fully address these practical barriers. In this paper, we present PlantPal, a system that enables the cultivation of garden spaces irrespective of one's location, expertise level, or time constraints. PlantPal enables the shared operation of a precision agriculture robot (PAR) that is equipped with garden tools and a multi-camera system. Insights from a 3-week deployment (N=18) indicate that PlantPal facilitated the integration of gardening tasks into daily routines, fostered a sense of connection with one's field, and provided an engaging experience despite the remote setting. We contribute design considerations for future robot-assisted urban gardening concepts.

著者
Albin Zeqiri
Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
Julian Britten
Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
Clara Schramm
University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Pascal Jansen
Ulm University, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Michael Rietzler
Institute of Mediainformatics, Ulm, Germany
Enrico Rukzio
University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
DOI

10.1145/3706598.3713180

論文URL

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713180

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会議: CHI 2025

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (https://chi2025.acm.org/)

セッション: Expressive Machines

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