## 3 Results
### [PERSON] (widower), lived alone and was our eldest participant (aged 84). He was our only participant with past experience with robots, and he had a strong passion for robotics and technology. In the 1980s, working as a communication technician for a company, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Alaska, he assembled robot components and tracked communication with the pilots. During that time, he helped implement robots in high schools. Early in his career, he worked as a sales manager of cell phones and pagers as their popularity rose. After retirement, [PERSON] regularly met past colleagues and friends who had similar backgrounds or worked in related fields, like Engineering. He enjoyed frequently sharing and discussing his robot with them. [PERSON] used the mobile telepresence robot with his two interaction partners, \(\text{[PERSON]}_{IP}\) and \(\text{[PERSON]}_{IP}\). [PERSON] was also very passionate in his interviews about his beliefs that \"a lot of [older adults have] fear and confusion [about technology, which] must stem from 'computer illiteracy\" and people getting \"nervous about privacy\". Despite some issues with his robot's battery in Month 1,David had a positive experience and moved very quickly into later acceptance phases. He used the robot with two different interaction partners (Figure 5 & Table 7).
#### 3.5.6 Final Notes  
[PERSON] entered this study with \"great interest in robots\" (_Curiosity_3) and experience with \"having one in the 80's... in schools\". Of our participants, he was one of the most interested in the study purpose, hoping to \"learn something about the use of robots in terms of isolated elders... This study is a worthwhile thing to explore\" (_Anticipation_1). Before the study, he had been \"on all kinds of platforms [the Internet], and a lot of them mention the use of robots in bringing people together, and I wanted to check that out\" (_Anticipation_1).  
Overall, [PERSON]'s had a positive experience; he appreciated the advantages of connecting with people through the robot: \"If you are sitting here with a laptop and you're on Zoom, that's wonderful technology itself, but it is somewhat limited. Using the robot gives me a better picture of at least my home environment, and we can all walk around, and you can send it to different rooms\" (_Recognize Benefits_6). [PERSON]'s main negative experience was that \"there was a battery failure. That was a little scary... [the robot] toppled over and hit the floor. But the company was familiar with the problem and took care of it\" (_Recognize Disadvantages_6).  
[PERSON]'s comfort with the telepresence robot increased over time because the robot \"is well designed, and I don't have any fear of technology, so it [comfort] would be what I would expect\" (_Confirmation_6). [PERSON] would \"give this robot 10 out of 10 [stars] for the specific purpose that it was designed for\"--that is, to be used in office spaces or a classroom for virtual work or learning. [PERSON] enjoyed the robot so much that he regularly used it several times per week with friends and family who lived in different states or just down the road. [PERSON] enjoyed showing the robot to the neighborhood kids and letting them use it to communicate and play hide and seek.  
Finally, [PERSON] did not report any emotional connection to the mobile telepresence robot: \"It's just a piece of gear. It's not an unwelcome addition to my household as it takes up very little room, but you don't want to get too emotional about technology. It's just a tool\" but he found that \"walking in the door and seeing someone on the screen\" was nice (_Recognize Benefits_6). [PERSON] suggested that this robot should have different applications specifically for the \"isolated elderly population\", like \"an autonomous feature like a security system\" that users could have on a \"schedule to check the premises when nobody is home\" (_Reintervention_5). He further suggested the robot to have the ability to follow specific instructions such as \"play music\" or dance\" (_Recognize Disadvantages_6).