Exploratory study on usability and product emotion testing of mechanic prosthetic hand usage
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Metic Hand testing is known as a more economical and widespread in Indonesian society than bionic hand. The rapid development of mechanic prosthetic hand only focuses their function during the prototype test, without considering the usability and user emotion. The need of ergonomics, safe and aesthetic product are as important as the function. Therefore, this research aims to test usability of the mechanic prosthetic hand using the therapy equIpment for hand disorder evaluation and product emotion measurement tools (PrEmo). Daily tasks were assigned to one respondent to determine their usability, while thirty-five respondents were tested to determine the product emotion. The product usability performance criteria based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was explored using ISO 9241-11, which consists of efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction criteria. In addition, the usefulness, satisfaction, and ease of use and PrEmo tool questionnaires were used to determine the respondents’ subjective pleasure and usefulness. Usability Levels are known to be in excellent and good status. It captures special feeling from respondents when used has some disadvantages that need to be corrected. The results of the emotional assessment provide inputs from the respondents were in the form of products shape, stiffness, texture and skin-like color.
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