TY - JOUR T1 - ExCITE Project: A Review of Forty-two Months of Robotic Telepresence Technology Evolution A1 - Orlandini, Andrea A1 - Kristoffersson, A. A1 - Almquist, Lena A1 - Björkman, Patrik A1 - Cesta, Amedeo A1 - Cortellessa, Gabriella A1 - Galindo, Cipriano A1 - Gonzalez-Jimenez, Javier A1 - Gustafsson, Kalle A1 - Kiselev, Andrey A1 - Loufti, Amy A1 - Melendez-Fernandez, Francisco A1 - Nilsson, Malin A1 - Odens Hedman, Lasse A1 - Odontidou, Eleni A1 - Ruiz-Sarmiento, J. R. A1 - Scherlund, Marten A1 - Tiberio, L. A1 - Rump, Stephen Von A1 - Coradeschi, Silvia JA - Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments Y1 - 2017 M2 - doi: 10.1162/PRES_a_00262 N2 - 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. M1 - img_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmapir.isa.uma.es%2Fimagesrepo%2Fpapers%2F2017%2F2017_raul_telepresence.png M1 - rank_indexname=JCR-2017 M1 - rank_pos_in_category=99 M1 - rank_num_in_category=104 M1 - rank_cat_name=COMPUTER%20SCIENCE%2C%20SOFTWARE%20ENGINEERING M1 - impact_factor=0.426 ER -