Intimate interactions between remotely located individuals are not well supported by
conventional communication tools, mainly due to the lack of physical contact. Also, haptic …

In this paper, we have investigated the concept of “Cultural Robotics” with regard to the
evolution of social into cultural robots in the 21st Century. By defining the concept of culture …

Because a telepresence robot is intended for use in telecommunications, conveying the
presence of a remote sender is an important issue. Even though certain characteristics of …

Nowadays, factors such as aging from one side and declining birthrate on the other side in
addition to modern workforce and change in social structure has strong impact on …

In this age of high technology development, a greater number of people are facing modern
civilization diseases due to lifestyle changes. Fast-paced and busy lifestyles, noisy nightlife …

Telepresence robots can be used to support users to navigate an environment remotely and
share the visiting experience with their social partners. Although such systems allow users to …

There is a gap between understanding the needs of couples who are in long-distance
relationships in research and designing technologies for them in practice. The aim of this …

A new approach in telepresence robots via automatic behavior generation is proposed in
this paper. The robot behavior is generated using the Smartphone high level sensing, and …

As a telepresence robot is a robot intended for use in telecommunications, conveying the
presence of a remote sender is an important issue. Even though certain characteristics of …

This study describes anthropologically inspired methodology in creative design for intimate
telepresence. Anthropology is the study of humanity and among the experiences of human …