Designerly ways of knowing in HRI: Broadening the scope of design-oriented HRI through the concept of intermediate-level knowledge

Lupetti, M.L.; Zaga, Cristina; Cila, N.

doi:10.1145/3434073.3444668

Designerly ways of knowing in HRI

Title

Designerly ways of knowing in HRI: Broadening the scope of design-oriented HRI through the concept of intermediate-level knowledge

Author

Lupetti, M.L. (TU Delft Human Information Communication Design)
Zaga, Cristina (University of Twente)
Cila, N. (TU Delft Human Information Communication Design)

Date

2021

Abstract

Interest in design methods and tools has been steadily growing in HRI. Yet, design is not acknowledged as a discipline with specific epistemology and methodology. Designerly HRI work is validated through user studies which, we argue, provide a limited account of the knowledge design produces. This paper aims to broaden current understanding of designerly HRI work and its contributions by unpacking what designerly knowledge is and how to produce it. Through a critical analysis of current HRI design literature, we identify a lack of work dedicated to understanding the conceptual implications of robotic artifacts. These, in fact, are implicit carriers of crucial HRI knowledge that can challenge established assumptions about how a robot should look, act, and be like. We conclude by discussing a set of practices desirable to legitimize designerly HRI work, and calling for further research addressing the conceptual implications designerly HRI work.

Subject

Design research
Design-oriented HRI
Designerly HRI
Epistemology
Intermediate-level knowledge

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1145/3434073.3444668

Publisher

IEEE

ISBN

9781450382892

Source

HRI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction