This review paper focuses on different aspects of perceived safety for a number of
autonomous physical systems. This is a major aspect of robotics research, as more and …

As the global population ages, there is an increase in demand for assistive technologies that
can alleviate the stresses on healthcare systems. The growing field of socially assistive …

Abstract Background Socially assistive robots (SARs) have been proposed as a tool to help
individuals who have had a stroke to perform their exercise during their rehabilitation …

Hugs are complex affective interactions that often include gestures like squeezes. We
present six new guidelines for designing interactive hugging robots, which we validate …

Abstract Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) and immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) are interactive
platforms that promote user engagement, which can motivate users to adhere to therapeutic …

Unanticipated physical actions from the robot on humans [active physical human–robot
interaction (pHRI)] may be inevitable with the deployment of robots in human-populated …

Social touch is essential to everyday interactions, but current socially assistive robots have
limited touch-perception capabilities. Rather than build entirely new robotic systems, we …

With power comes responsibility: as robots become more advanced and prevalent, the role
they will play in human society becomes increasingly important. Given that violence is an …

Objective The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to summarize and
assess the advancements lately made on the enjoyable impacts of game-based physical …

We present a video-based online study (N= 222) examining the impacts of gendering an in-
home, socially assistive robot designed to aid with rehabilitative engagement. Specifically …