基于年龄特需需求和沟通风格的社会机器人分类

Drawing on Uses and Gratifications Theory, this study develops an exploratory, user-centered typology of social robots by examining the relationships among needs reported for different age groups, product-level communication styles, and robot types. Eleven commercially released or publicly demonstrated social robots were purposively selected and assigned to analytical age-group contexts-older adults, young adults, and children-based on manufacturers' stated targets, documented users and usage settings, and empirical studies. Five categories of needs were examined: cognitive, affective, persona