Abstract Purpose of Review Current real-world interaction between humans and robots is
extremely limited. We present challenges that, if addressed, will enable humans and robots …

Customer privacy concerns and service scenarios are important influencing factors affecting
the adoption of service robots. This research examines the mechanism and boundary …

Progress and development in the overall industrial sector have been revolutionized by the
advent of advanced digital tools and technologies, transitioning towards Industry 5.0 (I5. 0) …

Trust is an essential component in HRI, yet it has been impossible to agree on a definition
within the HRI context. Moreover, the volume of definitions with different conceptualizations …

Healthcare workers (HCWs) face many challenges during bedside care that impede team
collaboration and often lead to poor patient outcomes. Robots have the potential to support …

The tremendous development in large language models (LLM) has led to a new wave of
innovations and applications and yielded research results that were initially forecast to take …

Social robots equipped with conversational artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly
common in educational settings. However, the long-term consequences of such uses remain …

Participatory approaches to designing technology with families, for families allow designers
to have a first-hand understanding of needs, desires, and preferences of families toward …

For robots to become integrated into our daily environment, they must be designed to gain
sufficient trust of both users and bystanders. This is in particular important for social robots …

Privacy-preserving communication in cooperative control is essential for effective operations
of various systems where sensitive information needs to be protected. This includes systems …