Wearable accessory robot for context aware apprise of personal information

A new type of wearable computing artifact for apprise of personal information - wearable accessory robot has been developed. It was selected as the most attractive research platform for ubiquitous information access among a group of previously developed devices with different shape, functionality and modality. The main purpose of the wearable robot is divided into functional and aesthetic: to assist the users in their various context-based information retrieval needs in every-day life while being a decorative accessory depicting the users´ taste. Visual observation and use-case scenario self-report studies have been performed in order to analyze the users´ cognitive response towards the robot. A significant difference between the passive and the active perception of the robot interface was obtained. It was shown that the development of a pleasant and personal wearable robot communication device is an important step toward a new era of wearable computing in the future. The compelling embodiment of ubiquitous products which the users can personalize, were shown to be a major differentiating factor beyond the technical specifications.