Evaluating initial usability of a hand augmentation device across a large and diverse sample.

ABSTRACT: The advancement of motor augmentation and the broader domain of human-machine interaction rely on a seamless integration with users' physical and cognitive capabilities. These considerations may markedly fluctuate among individuals on the basis of their age, form, and abilities. There is a need to develop a standard for considering these diversity needs and preferences to guide technological development, and large-scale testing can provide us with evidence for such considerations. Public engagement events provide an important opportunity to build a bidirectional discourse with potential users for the codevelopment of inclusive and accessible technologies. We exhibited the Third Thumb, a hand augmentation device, at a public engagement event and tested participants from the general public,

SUBMITTER: Clode D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7616312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature