The purpose of this project is to develop participatory research skills among Robotics Researchers in the United States to support more effective research outcomes, direct benefits to participant groups, and translation to market. This research project proceeds in three phases: 1) participating robotics researchers engage in an online learning community where they are introduced to concepts and best practice in participatory research methods, with a focus on technology research applied to autism; 2) participating researchers are brough on-site to engage with autistic children and their families in a summer camp program in which the children will learn programming and robotics skills and the researchers will practice participatory co-design methods to imagine robotics applications that are aligned with children’s real-life needs and desires; 3) the lead research team will track disciplinary effects of this research by tracing publications in Human-Robot Interaction venues which employ participatory methods influenced by the researchers who engaged in this learning series. Participating researchers will also be assessed for knowledge development and intent to implement their new skills through pre-post interviews. The participating researchers are then given guided support to revise or develop new research projects which bring the skills they learned to support applied robotics research in their own local communities.
Team Members
Rua
Associated Funding
- NSF SES 2444900 $214,334
Calls for Participation
none active
Associated Publications
Project in Progress
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