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T1 - "It's kind of weird talking to a sphere"
T2 - Exploring Children's Hopes and Fears on Social Robot Morphology Using Speculative Research Methods
AU - Collyer-Hoar, Gail
AU - Rubegni, Elisa
AU - Yip, Jason
AU - Malinverni, Laura
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - The integration of social robots into children’s environments is becoming increasingly pertinent, spanning from entertainment to health care. Although prior studies highlight the role of morphology in shaping children’s perceptions of these machines, there is little research to examine their perceptions of social robots in various contexts. Our research investigates how different morphologies (anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and mechanomorphic) influence children’s emotional responses. We involved 36 children (9-11 years old) in a design fiction-based study examining how morphology impacts children’s hopes and fears of social robots in varying scenarios and contexts, categorising the results into four distinct themes that represent children’s general perceptions (autonomy, cognition, socio-emotional, and physical). From this, we identify two distinct design challenges, and discuss how these may impact both researchers general users of social robots with children. Further, we emphasise the need for careful and considerate deployment of social robots for children in both research and real-world applications.
AB - The integration of social robots into children’s environments is becoming increasingly pertinent, spanning from entertainment to health care. Although prior studies highlight the role of morphology in shaping children’s perceptions of these machines, there is little research to examine their perceptions of social robots in various contexts. Our research investigates how different morphologies (anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and mechanomorphic) influence children’s emotional responses. We involved 36 children (9-11 years old) in a design fiction-based study examining how morphology impacts children’s hopes and fears of social robots in varying scenarios and contexts, categorising the results into four distinct themes that represent children’s general perceptions (autonomy, cognition, socio-emotional, and physical). From this, we identify two distinct design challenges, and discuss how these may impact both researchers general users of social robots with children. Further, we emphasise the need for careful and considerate deployment of social robots for children in both research and real-world applications.
U2 - 10.1145/3643834.3661526
DO - 10.1145/3643834.3661526
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9798400705830
SP - 276
EP - 288
BT - DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
PB - ACM
CY - New York
ER -