Multi-modal behavior for social robots is crucial for the robot's perceived social intelligence,
ability to communicate nonverbally, and the extent to which the robot can be trusted …

Expressing social cues through different communication channels plays an important role in
mutual understanding, in both human-human and human-robot collaborations. A few studies …

As robots become more prevalent in society, investigating the interactions between humans
and robots is important to ensure that these robots adhere to the social norms and …

We present one way of constructing a social robot, such that it is able to interact with humans
using multiple modalities. The robotic system is able to direct attention towards the dominant …

It is acknowledged that humans expect social robots to interact in a similar way as in human-
human interaction. To create successful interactions between humans and social robots, it is …

Social signals are commonly used to facilitate the usability of humanoid robots. While
providing the robot with an extended expressibility, these signals are often applied only in …

Appropriate human likeness for social robots is said to increase trust and acceptance.
Whether this applies to human communication features like dialog initiative needs to be …

To advance the research area of social robotics, it is important to understand the effect of
different social cues on the perceived social agency to a robot. This paper evaluates three …

Robots are expected to cooperate with humans in day-to-day interaction. One aspect of such
cooperation is behaving proactively. In this paper we will enable our robots, equipped with …

In social interaction, people draw on a large repertoire of social acts tailoring their use of
these acts to meet the demands of the social situation and to achieve the goals of the …