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Supporting the Onboarding of 3D Printers through Conversational Agents

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Shahrier Erfan Harun,

Florian Jasche,

Thomas LudwigAuthors Info & Claims

MuC '21: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2021

Pages 494 - 498

https://doi.org/10.1145/3473856.3474010

Published: 13 September 2021 Publication History

Abstract

In view of its capacity to create physical objects for a wide range of different potential applications, 3D printing has become increasingly popular over the years. However, given its scope of application, 3D printing can be challenging. Novice users often need assistance from experts, who are not always available. Recent interest in the development of conversational agents opens up the possibility of assisting novice users in their interactions with 3D printers, thus improving their experience. In this paper, we illustrate a potential concept of a conversational agent and present a prototype of a Telegram chatbot to improve the user experience of 3D printing.

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Jasche FWeber PLiu SLudwig T(2023)PrintAssist—a conversational human-machine interface for 3D printersi-com10.1515/icom-2022-004522:1(3-17)Online publication date: 16-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2022-0045
Gallo SPaterno FMalizia A(2023)Conversational Interfaces in IoT Ecosystems: Where We Are, What Is Still MissingProceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3626705.3627775(279-293)Online publication date: 3-Dec-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626705.3627775

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Jasche FWeber PLiu SLudwig T(2023)PrintAssist—a conversational human-machine interface for 3D printersi-com10.1515/icom-2022-004522:1(3-17)Online publication date: 16-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2022-0045
Gallo SPaterno FMalizia A(2023)Conversational Interfaces in IoT Ecosystems: Where We Are, What Is Still MissingProceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3626705.3627775(279-293)Online publication date: 3-Dec-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626705.3627775

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