SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentDigital Technologies and Contents Undergraduate Degree Program
Course NameDesigning Human-Robot Interaction and Human-AI Interaction
InstructorHOU TSUNG-YU
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule
























































































































Week

Topic

Content and Reading Assignment

Teaching Activities and Homework

1

Introduction and course overview

 

 

2

Design Project 1:

Robot Idol

How to draw?

Team Formation

3

Design Project 1

How to build physical prototypes? Handcrafting

 

4

Design Project 1

How to build physical prototypes? Maker Space Visit

 

5

Design Project 1


 How to build physical prototypes? Hack the Toy! (Taipei Main Station Visit)

 

6

Design Project 1


 How to build physical prototypes? Arduino & Studio Review

 

7

Design Project 1

Rehearsal and Final Presentation!

 

8

Design Project 2:

ChatBot

Define Service Goals and Personality

 

9

Design Project 2

Writing Prompts and Testing

 

10

Design Project 2 Design Project 3: Service Robot



Design Project 2: Final Battle!



Design Project 3: Project Kickoff

 

11

Design Project 3

Field Study

 

12

Design Project 3

Idea Pitch

 

13

Design Project 3

Studio Review

 

14

Design Project 3

Design Concept Presentation

 

15

Design Project 3

Studio Review

 

16

Design Project 3

Final Presentation

 

17

Flexible week

 

 

18

Flexible week

 

 


 



* This syllabus is developed with reference to Professor Malte Jung's courses at Cornell University (USA): RE-DESIGNING ROBOTS.



 



Student Workload Expectation:



In-class Hours: 3 hrs



Out-of-class Hours: 6-8 hrs


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

N/A


Requirement/Grading

The total score of 100 points will be distributed as follows:




  • Design Project 1 (20%)

  • Design Project 2 (25%)

  • Design Project 3 (30%)



    Details about the design projects will be announced in class. For each design project, teams are required to submit the following after the final presentation:

    • A two-page design report detailing the design motivations and outcomes.

    • A 1-2 minute short video showcasing the final design.

       






  • Introducing Novel AI Agent or Robot Designs (25%)



    Each team must present 3-5 (exact number TBD) interesting AI agents or robot designs over the semester. These can include existing products (e.g., Japan’s “Big Clapper”) or design projects showcased at academic conferences like HRI, RO-MAN, or CHI. Presentations should meet the following criteria:


    • Duration: 8-12 minutes per presentation.

    • Frequency: Teams may present only 1 design per week.




Textbook & Reference

N/A


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