A review on human–robot proxemics

SMBP Samarakoon, MAVJ Muthugala… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
An emerging trend in utilizing service robots in a vast range of application areas could be
seen nowadays as a promising effort to uplift the living standard. These service robots are …

How much distance do humans keep toward robots? Literature review, meta-analysis, and theoretical considerations on personal space in human-robot interaction

B Leichtmann, V Nitsch - Journal of environmental Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
With the development of mobile robots, research on interpersonal distances grew by a new
body of research introducing new opportunities to environmental psychology. In this review …

Personalized home-care support for the elderly: a field experience with a social robot at home

C Di Napoli, G Ercolano, S Rossi - User Modeling and User-Adapted …, 2023 - Springer
Socially assistive robotics (SAR) is getting a lot of attention for its potential in assisting
elderly users. However, for robotic assistive applications to be effective, they need to satisfy …

Determining shape and size of personal space of a human when passed by a robot

MME Neggers, RH Cuijpers, PAM Ruijten… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Autonomous mobile robots that operate in environments with people are expected to be
able to deal with human proxemics and social distances. Previous research investigated …

The role of personality factors and empathy in the acceptance and performance of a social robot for psychometric evaluations

S Rossi, D Conti, F Garramone, G Santangelo, M Staffa… - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research and development in socially assistive robotics have produced several novel
applications in the care of senior people. However, some are still unexplored such as their …

What is Appropriate? On the assessment of human-robot proxemics for casual encounters in closed environments

NE Neef, S Zabel, M Lauckner, S Otto - International Journal of Social …, 2023 - Springer
Increasingly autonomous robots become more and more prevalent in daily life and their
proximity to humans may affect human well-being and comfort. Consequently, researchers …

Psychometric evaluation supported by a social robot: Personality factors and technology acceptance

S Rossi, G Santangelo, M Staffa… - 2018 27th IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic psychological assessment is a novel field of research that explores social robots as
psychometric tools for providing quick and reliable screening exams. In this study, we …

Effect of different listening behaviors of social robots on perceived trust in human-robot interactions

N Anzabi, H Umemuro - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2023 - Springer
With the increased use of social robots in prominence and beyond functional performance,
they are expected to foster trust and confidence in people. Various factors involve providing …

Humorous robotic behavior as a new approach to mitigating social awkwardness

VS Press, H Erel - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Social awkwardness is a frequent challenge to healthy social interactions and can
dramatically impact how people feel, communicate and behave. It is known that humor can …

Combining CNN and LSTM for activity of daily living recognition with a 3D matrix skeleton representation

G Ercolano, S Rossi - Intelligent Service Robotics, 2021 - Springer
In socially assistive robotics, human activity recognition plays a central role when the
adaptation of the robot behavior to the human one is required. In this paper, we present an …