%Aigaion2 BibTeX export from %Thursday 13 March 2025 11:39:09 AM @ARTICLE{, author = {Orlandini, Andrea and Kristoffersson, A. and Almquist, Lena and Björkman, Patrik and Cesta, Amedeo and Cortellessa, Gabriella and Galindo, Cipriano and Gonzalez-Jimenez, Javier and Gustafsson, Kalle and Kiselev, Andrey and Loufti, Amy and Melendez-Fernandez, Francisco and Nilsson, Malin and Odens Hedman, Lasse and Odontidou, Eleni and Ruiz-Sarmiento, J. R. and Scherlund, Marten and Tiberio, L. and Rump, Stephen Von and Coradeschi, Silvia}, title = {ExCITE Project: A Review of Forty-two Months of Robotic Telepresence Technology Evolution}, journal = {Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1162/PRES_a_00262}, abstract = {This paper reports on the EU project ExCITE with specific focus on the technical development of the telepresence platform over a period of 42 months. The aim of the project was to assess the robustness and validity of the mobile robotic telepresence (MRP) system Giraff as a means to support elderly and to foster their social interaction and participation. Embracing the idea of user-centered product refinement, the robot was tested over long periods of time in real homes. As such, the system development was driven by a strong involvement of elderly and their caregivers but also by technical challenges associated with deploying the robot in real-world contexts. The results of the 42-months-long evaluation is a system suitable for use in homes rather than a generic system suitable, for example, in office environments.} }