低成本机器人物体平台Lantern，让简单形态也能引发人际互动
Lantern: A Minimalist Robotic Object Platform
- 设计极简机械结构，成本仅40美元，支持快速构建机器人物件
- 多场景测试显示其能有效激发用户参与，适用于情绪调节与专注工作
- 开源开放，适合高校、研究者和公众体验人机交互新可能
机器人物件是能自然融入人类环境的简单驱动系统。本文设计并推出了名为Lantern的极简机器人物件平台，旨在支持简易机器人作品的构建。通过深入的机电架构迭代，Lantern在满足特定设计目标的同时，将制造成本控制在约40美元。作为一个可扩展、开源的平台，Lantern利用人类对简单形态赋予社会意义的倾向，推动多种人机交互（HRI）场景的探索。我们通过五项评估验证其潜力：1）联合设计工作坊，2）感官房间案例研究，3）分发至外部HRI实验室，4）融入研究生课程，5）面向老年人与儿童的公众展览。结果表明，Lantern能有效激发用户参与，支持从情绪调节到专注工作等多种应用，为降低人机交互领域门槛提供了可行平台。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Robotic objects are simple actuated systems that subtly blend into human environments. We design and introduce Lantern, a minimalist robotic object platform to enable building simple robotic artifacts. We conducted in-depth design and engineering iterations of Lantern's mechatronic architecture to meet specific design goals while maintaining a low build cost (~40 USD). As an extendable, open-source platform, Lantern aims to enable exploration of a range of HRI scenarios by leveraging human tendency to assign social meaning to simple forms. To evaluate Lantern's potential for HRI, we conducted a series of explorations: 1) a co-design workshop, 2) a sensory room case study, 3) distribution to external HRI labs, 4) integration into a graduate-level HRI course, and 5) public exhibitions with older adults and children. Our findings show that Lantern effectively evokes engagement, can support versatile applications ranging from emotion regulation to focused work, and serves as a viable platform for lowering barriers to HRI as a field.
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