Socially Assistive Robots at Work: Making Break-Taking Interventions More Pleasant, Enjoyable, and Engaging

• Published in: Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 11292 - 11299
• Main Authors: Zhang, Brian J., Quick, Ryan, Helmi, Ameer, Fitter, Naomi T.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 24.10.2020
• Subjects: Employment; Intelligent robots; Interviews; Rehabilitation robotics; Research and development; Scalability

More than ever, people spend the workday seated in front of a computer, which contributes to health issues caused by excess sedentary behavior. While breaking up long periods of sitting can alleviate these issues, no scalable interventions have had long-term success in motivating activity breaks at...