探索与微型社交机器人的代际互动:一个定性研究
Lillian Hung1,2, Jiangning Fu1,2, Veronica Moros Villarroel2,3
1School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Frontiers in dementia
|December 22, 2025
概括
微小的社交机器人可以帮助老年人消除孤独感,改善情绪,促进代际联系. 然而,可用性和安全性问题需要在设计时仔细考虑,以便有效使用.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人与计算机的交互
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 加拿大的老龄化人口面临着社会孤立和健康风险,引发了对"现场老龄化"的兴趣.
- 社交机器人正在成为减少孤独和促进老年人世代间交流的潜在解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 探索两个微小的社交机器人EMO和AIBI在支持代际互动中的作用.
- 评估老年人和大学生之间的互动中社交机器人的情感价值,功能和感知风险.
主要方法:
- 定性解释性描述方法.
- 三个重点小组,包括13名老年人 (51-81岁) 和13名大学生 (>18岁).
- 根据COREQ的指导方针进行主题分析,包括机器人介绍和联合会议.
主要成果:
- 老年人报告情绪改善,孤独感减少,以及实际的好处 (例如,提醒).
- 学生们对技术挑战,可持续性,过度依赖,沟通障碍和维护表示担忧.
- 两组人都认识到机器人有潜力促进跨年龄组的共享参与和情感共.
结论:
- 微小的社交机器人有望增强老年人的情感福祉和代际联系.
- 不同的观点强调需要共同设计,将老年人的经验与学生的可用性和安全性问题整合起来.
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