Evaluating Customization of Remote Tele-operation Interfaces for Assistive Robots

Understand

Mobile manipulator platforms, like the Stretch RE1 robot, make the promise of in-home robotic assistance feasible.

• For people with severe physical limitations, like those with quadriplegia, the ability to tele-operate these robots themselves means that they can perform physical tasks they cannot otherwise do themselves, thereby increasing their level of independence.
• In order for users with physical limitations to operate these robots, their interfaces must be accessible and cater to the specific needs of all users.
• As physical limitations vary amongst users, it is difficult to make a single interface that will accommodate all users.