Precision Medicine implies a deep understanding of inter-individual differences in health
and disease that are due to genetic and environmental factors. To acquire such …

Robotic agents designed to assist people across a variety of social and service settings are
becoming increasingly prevalent across the world. Here we synthesise two decades of …

While telepresence robots have increasingly become accepted in diverse settings, the
research on their acceptance in educational contexts has been underdeveloped. This study …

For social robots to effectively engage in human–robot interaction (HRI), they need to be
able to interpret human affective cues and to respond appropriately via display of their own …

This chapter discusses the present and potential future use of robotics technology in mental
healthcare practice. Robots have been used to help treat people with autism, dementia, and …

In general, the applications of robots have shifted rapidly from industrial uses to social uses.
This provides robots with the ability to naturally interact with human beings and socially fit …

If people are inclined to attribute race to humanoid robots, as recent research suggests, then
designers of social robots confront a difficult choice. Most existing social robots have white …

How do politeness strategies and cultural aspects affect robot acceptance and
anthropomorphization across native speakers of English and Arabic? Previous work in cross …

In order to create effective storytelling agents three fundamental questions must be
answered: first, is a physically embodied agent preferable to a virtual agent or a voice-only …

As witnessed in several behavioural studies, a complex relationship exists between people's
cultural background and their general acceptance towards robots. However, very few …