Socially aware robot navigation is gaining popularity with the increase in delivery and
assistive robots. The research is further fueled by a need for socially aware navigation skills …

Our society is moving towards a world with social robots, where humanoid and
anthropomorphic machines can use their artificial intelligence capabilities to engage in …

Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most frequent causes of disability among
older people, characterized by motor disorders, rigidity, and balance problems. Recently …

Many mobile robotics applications require robots to navigate around humans who may
interpret the robot's motion in terms of social attitudes and intentions. It is essential to …

Background Social robots are becoming increasingly important as companions in our daily
lives. Consequently, humans expect to interact with them using the same mental models …

Today, more than ever, mobile robots and drones are roaming human workspaces. In
particular, mobile robots are being deployed in many places, from airports to restaurants to …

Robotic personalities broaden the social dimension of an agent creating feelings of comfort
in humans. In this work, we propose a taxonomy model to generate synthetic personalities …

Abstract Human–Human and Human–Robot Interaction are known to be influenced by a
variety of modalities and parameters. Nevertheless, it remains a challenge to anticipate how …

This work aims to endow a social robot with the ability to mimic affective empathy, which
represents the skill of inferring the other's emotional state and mirroring the detected …

Socially Assistive Robots represent a valid solution for improving the quality of life and the
mood of older adults. In this context, this work presents the CloudIA robot, a non-human-like …