A co-Design approach to develop a smart cooking appliance. Applying a Domain Specific Language for a community supported appliance

Our environment, whether at work, in public spaces, or at home, is becoming more connected, and increasingly responsive. Meal preparation even when it involves simply heating ready-made food can be perceived as a complex process for people with disabilities. This research aimed to prototype, using a co-Design approach a Community Supported Appliance (CSA) by developing a Domain Specific Language (DSL), precisely created for a semi-automated cooking process. The DSL was shaped and expressed in the idiom of the users and allowed the CSA to support independence for users while performing daily cooking activities.