本研究提出了一個為壓力族群所設計的填充動物型陪伴機器人。設計時提出了五項主要需求：外層柔軟的材質、動物的外型、模擬小動物睡覺的姿勢、發熱效果以及個人化。使用情境有兩種：當陪伴機器人被垂直抱起時，會發熱以模擬動物散發體溫，給使用者提供溫暖的感覺；當陪伴機器人被水平放置並被撫摸時，其背部會上下起伏如同小動物睡覺時的模樣，並且根據使用者的觸摸習慣，尾巴會讓亮起不同顏色的燈號。
實作是以法蘭絨布縫製成一隻熊型的機器人，除了感應器之外，分別在背部與腹部放置上下起伏與發熱的機構，並在尾巴裡放置了RGB LED。此陪伴型機器人有三項特點:首先，克服了以填充動物型在外型與內部機構配合的設計困難;其次，機器人模擬了動物睡覺的動態狀態作為回應;最後，機器人能產生熱感來模擬動物散發體溫，像是活著一樣。

This study proposed a stuffed-animal companion robot for stressed people. We have five major requirements: the soft quality of robot surface, the type of stuffed animal, a sleeping motion imitating a sleeping pet, heat function and user personalization. A bear-shaped robot was designed and implemented. It was sewn by flannel cloth by hand. The sleeping and heating mechanisms were placed in its back and belly and a RGB LED was placed in its tail. There are two scenarios: (1) When a user hugs it, the Companion Robot gives warmth and (2) When a user puts it horizontally, the Companion Robot sleeps like a pet and turns on different colors of LED depending on the user’s touching habits.
Moreover, the Companion Robot has three features: First, the difficulties of designing a stuffed-animal combined with the deployment of internal mechanism are overcome; Second, the robot emulates the dynamic sleeping state of an animal as responses; Eventually, the robot provides warmth to emulate the body temperature of animals like alive.

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