Creation of the Design Concept Using Human-Centered Design Methods on the Therapy Robot Development

Abstract

A robot that aims to relieve human stress is called a therapy robot, and several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of robot therapy. In the development of the therapy robot, we decided to use Human-Centered Design methods from the early stage of the development in order to search for an effective user experience. In this paper, we would like to explain the development process of this study and creation of the design concept for the therapy robot.