Communication using manual (hand) gestures is considered a defining property of social
robots, and their physical embodiment and presence, therefore, we see a need for a …

This paper provides the results of various trial experiments in a hotel environment carried
out using Sacarino, an interactive bellboy robot. We analysed which aspects of the robot …

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

Humanity has been dreaming of robots since the ancient times. Historically, robots—
originally called automata—have been the products of technology and faith. The relationship …

Integrating cultural responsiveness into the educational setting is essential to the success of
multilingual students. As social robots present the potential to support multilingual children, it …

Providing first language (L1) translations in L2 vocabulary interventions may be beneficial
for L2 vocabulary learning. However, in linguistically diverse L2 classrooms, teachers …

We designed and operationalized a greetings model for human robot interaction as a state
machine, derived from a subset of social behaviors as detailed by Kendon's observations of …

In rapidly ageing societies of developed countries there is a growing need of socially
assistive devices. Religion is one key factor in acceptance: we present a new robot called …

In the 1560s Philip II of Spain commissioned the realisation of a “mechanical monk”, a small
humanoid automaton with the ability to move and walk. Centuries later, we present a …

Robot appearance morphology can be divided in anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and
functional. In previous recent work, a new catego-ry was introduced, called" theomorphic …