Voice-Powered Assembly: Boosting Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with "Build2Race"
Noah Zijie Qu, Mark Chignell, Jamy Li · 2026 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
This study investigates whether voice assistants (VAs) can support older adults in physical product assembly—a largely unexplored use case despite the proliferation of self-assembly products and the importance of such tasks for independent living. The research compares a custom…
older adults · voice assistants · self-efficacy · aging in place · assembly tasks