Abstract Knowledge production within the interdisciplinary field of human–robot interaction
(HRI) with social robots has accelerated, despite the continued fragmentation of the …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with multifactorial causes, characterized by major
cognitive deficits in communication, socialization and emotion recognition and management …

Here we aim to lay the theoretical foundations of human-robot relationship drawing upon
insights from disciplines that govern relevant human behaviors: ecology and ethology. We …

Background: The increasing involvement of social robots in human lives raises the question
how humans perceive social robots. Little is known about human perception of synthesized …

The application of anthropomorphic features to robots is generally considered beneficial for
human-robot interaction (HRI). Although previous research has mainly focused on social …

As we move headlong through the twenty-first century and into the future, achievements in
artificial intelligence (AI) continue at an exponential speed. AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero, and …

The ability to clearly communicate a wide range of emotional states is considered a
desirable trait for social robots. This research proposes that the Geneva Emotion Wheel …

Recent developments in large language models open doors for AI and robots to augment
knowledge workers and teams in a variety of domains, such as customer service, data …

Social robots are increasingly used in different areas of society such as public health, elderly
care, education, and commerce. They have also been successfully employed in autism …

Background: Retirement is recognized as a factor influencing the ageing process. Today,
virtual health coaching systems can play a pivotal role in supporting older adults' active and …