为动物福利教育设计拟态机器人，提升儿童安全互动体验。
Co-designing Zoomorphic Robot Concepts for Animal Welfare Education
- 通过参与式设计收集教育者与儿童需求，优化机器人外观与行为。
- 强调面部与尾巴传递动物情绪状态，自然毛绒外观更受青睐。
- 适合儿童教育、交互设计及动物行为研究者参考。
动物福利教育可借助定制化拟态机器人帮助儿童学习动物及其行为，从而促进安全、积极的儿童-动物互动。我们与动物福利教育者及儿童共同开展参与式设计工作坊，从双方视角识别拟态机器人的关键需求。研究发现，机器人外观、行为与特征，以及围绕机器人的叙事概念均至关重要。对比分析显示：儿童对不当行为有明显负面反应；通过面部特征与尾巴传递动物内在状态是关键；自然、毛绒的外观与质感更受欢迎。此外，我们提出创新的儿童参与设计方法，如受主题统觉测试启发的分支故事板与互动叙事，并反思了两群体在设计共识上的挑战，尽管整体概念高度重合。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Animal welfare education could greatly benefit from customized robots to help children learn about animals and their behavior, and thereby promote positive, safe child-animal interactions. To this end, we ran Participatory Design workshops with animal welfare educators and children to identify key requirements for zoomorphic robots from their perspectives. Our findings encompass a zoomorphic robot's appearance, behavior, and features, as well as concepts for a narrative surrounding the robot. Through comparing and contrasting the two groups, we find the importance of: negative reactions to undesirable behavior from children; using the facial features and tail to provide cues signaling an animal's internal state; and a natural, furry appearance and texture. We also contribute some novel activities for Participatory Design with children, including branching storyboards inspired by thematic apperception tests and interactive narratives, and reflect on some of the key design challenges of achieving consensus between the groups, despite much overlap in their design concepts.
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