Interest in design methods and tools has been steadily growing in HRI. Yet, design is not
acknowledged as a discipline with specific epistemology and methodology. Designerly HRI …

As robots are continuing to enter social spaces such as religion and spirituality, the timing is
right to determine desirable scenarios and design factors appropriate for the deployment of …

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 …

Considerable progress is being made in robotics, with robots being developed for many
different areas of life: there are service robots, industrial robots, transport robots, medical …

This book offers a phenomenological perspective on the criminal law debate on robots.
Today, robots are protected in some form by criminal law. A robot is a person's property and …

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 …

Healthy ageing is a challenge in societies that can be coped with the help of socially
assistive robots. This study introduces CelesTE, a theomorphic device designed to support …

This paper is a methodological replication of Barendregt et al.[11], who urged Child-
Computer Interaction field to embrace Intermediate Level Knowledge as a meaningful and …

A growing need of socially assistive devices is now present in several countries affected by
ageing societies. Robotics offers a solution to this problem, however the introduction of such …