2021/04/22 by Katherine Isbister, Isbister, Katherine, Peter Cottrell +17
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Innovative Human-Technology Interaction #Robotics (cs.RO) #Technology Use by Older Adults
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2104.11340
openalex publication_date 2021/04/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present a Research-through-Design case study of the design and development of an intimate-space tangible device perhaps best understood as a socially assistive robot, aimed at scaffolding children's efforts at emotional regulation. This case study covers the initial research device development, as well as knowledge transfer to a product development company towards translating the research into a workable commercial product that could also serve as a robust research product for field trials. Key contributions to the literature include: 1. sharing of lessons learned from the knowledge transfer process that can be useful to others interested in developing robust products, whether commercial or research, that preserve design values, while allowing for large scale deployment and research; 2. articulation of a design space in HCI/HRI--Human Robot Interaction--of intimate space socially assistive robots, with the current artifact as a central exemplar, contextualized alongside other related HRI artifacts.