子どもがソーシャルロボットの世話をすることへの選好の探求
Exploring Children's Preferences for Taking Care of a Social Robot
8〜12歳の子ども10名を対象に、ソーシャルロボットの世話活動のデザイン空間を探索し、2種類の世話タスク（つながり型・実用型）の実現可能性と子どもとの親密さへの短期的効果を検証した。
著者: Bengisu Cagiltay, Joseph Michaelis, Sarah Sebo, Bilge Mutlu
分類: cs.RO, cs.HC
原文アブストラクト
Research in child-robot interactions suggests that engaging in "care-taking" of a social robot, such as tucking the robot in at night, can strengthen relationships formed between children and robots. In this work, we aim to better understand and explore the design space of caretaking activities with 10 children, aged 8--12 from eight families, involving an exploratory design session followed by a preliminary feasibility testing of robot caretaking activities. The design sessions provided insight into children's current caretaking tasks, how they would take care of a social robot, and how these new caretaking activities could be integrated into their daily routines. The feasibility study tested two different types of robot caretaking tasks, which we call connection and utility, and measured their short term effects on children's perceptions of and closeness to the social robot. We discuss the themes and present interaction design guidelines of robot caretaking activities for children.
