This article discusses the role of Design Research in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Notably, the Research through Design (RtD) approach is proposed as a valuable method to develop HRI research artefacts due to the importance of having a physical artefact, a robot, that enables direct interaction. Moreover, there is a growing interest in HRI for design methodologies as methods for investigation. The article presents an example of a design process, focused on hands-on activities, namely sketching, 3D modelling, prototyping, and documenting. These making practices were applied to the development of Shybo, a small sound-reactive robot for children. Particular attention has been given to the five prototypes that led to the definition of the current solution. Morphological, behavioral, and interaction aspects were investigated throughout the whole process. Each phase of the design process was then documented with the intent of sharing potentially replicable practices and contributing to the understanding of the role that RtD can play in HRI.

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Shybo –用于人机交互研究的研究文物的设计

本文讨论了设计研究在人机交互（HRI）领域中的作用。值得注意的是，由于具有可直接交互作用的物理人工制品（机器人）的重要性，因此建议采用设计研究（RtD）方法作为开发HRI研究人工制品的宝贵方法。此外，人们对HRI的设计方法作为研究方法越来越感兴趣。本文提供了一个设计过程的示例，重点放在动手操作上，即草图绘制，3D建模，原型制作和文档编制。这些制作方法被应用于Shybo的开发，Shybo是一种用于儿童的小型声音反应机器人。特别关注了五个原型，这些原型导致了当前解决方案的定义。形态，行为，在整个过程中对交互方面进行了调查。然后记录了设计过程的每个阶段，目的是共享潜在的可复制实践并有助于理解RtD在HRI中可以发挥的作用。