Andriana Boudouraki
University of Nottingham, Nottingham , United Kingdom
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.
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3491102.3517640
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