In recent decades, funding agencies, institutes and professional bodies have recognized the profound benefits of transdisciplinarity in tackling targeted research questions. However, once questions are answered, the previously abundant support often dissolves. As such, the long-term benefits of these transdisciplinary approaches are never fully achieved. Over the last several decades, the integration of anthropology and engineering through inter- and multidisciplinary work has led to advances in fields such as design, human evolution and medical technologies. The lack of formal recognition, however, of this transdisciplinary approach as a unique entity rather than a useful tool or a subfield makes it difficult for researchers to establish laboratories, secure permanent jobs, fund long-term research programmes and train students in this approach. To facilitate the growth and development and witness the long-term benefits of this approach, we propose the integration of anthropology and engineering be recognized as a new, independent field known as anthroengineering. We present a working definition for anthroengineering and examples of how anthroengineering has been used. We discuss the necessity of recognizing anthroengineering as a unique field and explore potential novel applications. Finally, we discuss the future of anthroengineering, highlighting avenues for moving the field forward.

近几十年来，资助机构、研究所和专业团体已经认识到跨学科在解决有针对性的研究问题方面的深远好处。然而，一旦问题得到解答，之前的大量支持往往就会消失。因此，这些跨学科方法的长期利益永远无法完全实现。在过去的几十年里，通过跨学科和多学科的工作，人类学和工程学的融合导致了设计、人类进化和医疗技术等领域的进步。然而，这种跨学科方法作为一个独特的实体而不是一个有用的工具或一个子领域缺乏正式认可，这使得研究人员很难建立实验室、获得长期工作、资助长期研究项目以及用这种方法培训学生。为了促进增长和发展并见证这种方法的长期效益，我们建议将人类学和工程学的整合视为一个新的、独立的领域，称为人类工程学。我们提出了人类工程学的工作定义以及如何使用人类工程学的示例。我们讨论了认识人类工程学作为一个独特领域的必要性，并探索潜在的新颖应用。最后，我们讨论了人类工程学的未来，强调了推动该领域发展的途径。