Important note! Video recordings!

On June 3, 2025, a field trial will take place here in the library with robots that you can talk to at will. The aim of this study is to better understand the interaction between robots and visitors to the library in order to gain insights for the design of future human-robot interactions. The interaction with the robots will be filmed throughout, so please only go near the robots and interact with them if you agree! However, no video recordings will be saved! Participation is only permitted from the age of 18 and is voluntary. You can interact with the robot for as long as you like and stop the interaction at any time without any consequences.

 

Notes on data protection:

Video recordings are made of you in the marked area around the robot, but these are not saved and are therefore not processed further, but are only used during operation. If you enter the area around the robot, you agree to the video recording described. 

Interaction with the robots:

To interact with the robots, you will need a QR code, which you can either take yourself here or obtain from the experiment supervisor.

The RuhrBots project:

The „RuhrBots“ competence center is researching citizen-oriented and user-friendly social robots in the city administrations of the Ruhr metropolis. The aim is to reduce barriers to use and make social robots more accessible. Further information on the project can be found at: ruhrbots.de

If you have any questions or other concerns, please contact the following people:

 

Project coordination:

Dr. Alexander Arntz

Lützowstraße 5, 46236 Bottrop

+49 (0)208 88254-796

alexander.arntz@hs-ruhrwest.de

Data Protection Officer:

Lukas Raimund Urbanowicz

Duisburger Str. 100, 45479 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr

+49 (0)208 88254-199

datenschutz@hs-ruhrwest.de