Abstract
Companion robots have been utilized as technical solutions to alleviate the problems of the elderly. Various types of companion robots have been suggested by human–robot interaction researchers. However, the appearance of some companion robots lacks analysis from the formative perspective. Therefore, we developed five robot design concepts based on literature reviews and the formative analysis of commercialized robots. In total, 19 participants of different age groups were interviewed to rate their preference for the developed design concepts. Cross-tabulation analysis and qualitative findings showed that the preference for the design concepts differed with the age group. The elderly preferred rounded and anthropomorphic robot designs. When evaluating the appearance of a robot, they preferred an intimate design enabling talking to the robot. However, the younger adults preferred neat and tidy designs with less detailed design elements. They considered the actual usage of the robot, emphasizing on maintenance and sanitation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2019 |
| Editors | Jessie Chen |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 92-103 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030204662 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2019 - Washington D.C., United States Duration: 2019 Jul 24 → 2019 Jul 28 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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| Volume | 962 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-5365 |
Conference
| Conference | AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Washington D.C. |
| Period | 19/7/24 → 19/7/28 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments. This research was supported by Research Program to Solve Social Issues of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017M3C8A8091770). This research was supported by the MIST (Ministry of Science and ICT), Korea, under the “ICT Consilience Creative Program” (IITP-2018-2017-0-01015) supervised by the IITP (Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion). We would like to thank Jimin Ryu for designing the companion robot images.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by Research Program to Solve Social Issues of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF-2017M3C8A8091770). This research was supported by the MIST (Ministry of Science and ICT), Korea, under the “ICT Consilience Creative Program” (IITP-2018-2017-0-01015) supervised by the IITP (Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion). We would like to thank Jimin Ryu for designing the companion robot images.
Publisher Copyright:
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science(all)