Recent technological advances in hardware design of the robotic platforms enabled the
implementation of various control modalities for improved interactions with humans and …

Anthropomorphism is a phenomenon that describes the human tendency to see human-like
shapes in the environment. It has considerable consequences for people's choices and …

Robots are being implemented in many frontline services, from waiter robots in restaurants
to robotic concierges in hotels. A growing number of firms in hospitality and tourism …

This study of anthropomorphic response to artificial intelligence begins with an extensive
review of the literature and an identification of conceptual distinctions between …

During social interaction humans extract important information from tactile stimuli that
enriches their understanding of the interaction. This process depends, however, not only on …

The application of anthropomorphic design features is widely believed to facilitate human–
robot interaction. However, the preference for robots' anthropomorphism is highly context …

Many of the problems we face are solved in small groups. Using decades of research from
psychology, HRI research is increasingly trying to understand how robots impact the …

Against the background of the uncanny valley hypothesis (Mori, 1970) and its conceptual
shortcomings the present study aims at identifying design characteristics which determine …

With robots increasingly assuming social roles (eg, assistants, companions),
anthropomorphism (ie, the cognition that an entity possesses human characteristics) plays a …

One of robot designers׳ main goals is to make robots as sociable as possible. Aside from
improving robots׳ actual social functions, a great deal of effort is devoted to making them …