Along with its potential contributions to the practice of care, social assistive robotics raises
significant ethical issues. The growing development of this technoscientific field of intelligent …

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of lifelong disabilities that affect people's ability to
communicate and to understand social cues. Research into applying robots as therapy tools …

As robots become more prevalent in society, investigating the interactions between humans
and robots is important to ensure that these robots adhere to the social norms and …

Though substantial research has been dedicated towards using technology to improve
education, no current methods are as effective as one-on-one tutoring. A critical, though …

Incorporation of social robots into rehabilitation calls for understanding what factors affect
user motivation and success of the interaction. Trust between the user and the robot has …

We examined peer-reviewed studies in order to understand the current status of empirically
based evidence on the clinical applications of robots in the diagnosis and treatment of …

Robotics researchers increasingly agree that ideas from biology and self-organization can
strongly benefit the design of autonomous robots. Biological organisms have evolved to …

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) repetition suppression, we explored
the selectivity of the human action perception system (APS), which consists of temporal …

As a field, mental healthcare is faced with major challenges as it attempts to close the huge
gap between those who need services and those who receive services. In recent decades …

This paper presents our recent research on integrating artificial emotional intelligence in a
social robot (Ryan) and studies the robot's effectiveness in engaging older adults. Ryan is a …