We present a participatory design method to design human-robot interactions with older adults and its application through a case study of designing an assistive robot for a senior living facility. The method, called Situated Participatory Design (sPD), was designed considering the challenges of working with older adults and involves three phases that enable designing and testing use scenarios through realistic, iterative interactions with the robot. In design sessions with nine residents and three caregivers, we uncovered a number of insights about sPD that help us understand its benefits and limitations. For example, we observed how designs evolved through iterative interactions and how early exposure to the robot helped participants consider using the robot in their daily life. With sPD, we aim to help future researchers to increase and deepen the participation of older adults in designing assistive technologies.
翻译:我们提出一种参与性设计方法,用于设计与老年人的人体机器人互动,并通过一项为老年人生活设施设计辅助机器人的个案研究加以应用。这种方法称为“静坐参与设计”,其设计考虑到与老年人合作的挑战,涉及三个阶段,通过与机器人进行现实的、迭接的互动,能够设计和测试使用情景。在与9名居民和3名照顾者举行的设计会议上,我们发现了一些关于人造机器人的见解,有助于我们了解其益处和局限性。例如,我们观察了设计是如何通过迭代互动而演变的,以及早期接触机器人如何帮助参与者在日常生活中考虑使用机器人。与人造设计,我们的目标是帮助未来的研究人员增加和加深老年人对设计辅助技术的参与。