  We present a Research-through-Design case study of the design and development
of an intimate-space tangible device perhaps best understood as a socially
assistive robot, aimed at scaffolding children's efforts at emotional
regulation. This case study covers the initial research device development, as
well as knowledge transfer to a product development company towards translating
the research into a workable commercial product that could also serve as a
robust research product for field trials. Key contributions to the literature
include: 1. sharing of lessons learned from the knowledge transfer process that
can be useful to others interested in developing robust products, whether
commercial or research, that preserve design values, while allowing for large
scale deployment and research; 2. articulation of a design space in
HCI/HRI--Human Robot Interaction--of intimate space socially assistive robots,
with the current artifact as a central exemplar, contextualized alongside other
related HRI artifacts.
