This paper describes and discusses the preliminary results of a behavioural study on robot
social acceptability, which was carried out during a public demonstration in South Korea …

This paper is about design and acceptability of service robots that interact with individuals
and coexist in environments inhabited by humans. In its current usage, we argue, the term …

This paper aims to show the effectiveness of a (inter/multi) disciplinary team, based on the
technology developers, elderly care organizations, and designers, in developing the ASTRO …

Peccioli, a small medieval town in Italy, became one of the first places in the world where a
robot was used (not demonstrated) to carry out a public service in the urban environment …

Ethical Triaging The different aspects that make autonomous mobile robots such an ethically
sensitive topic can be illustrated by drawing on the triage method. The triaging method has …

ABSTRACT Traditionally, UML (Unified Modelling Language) has been applied for
supporting the description and the design of software systems, by providing designers with a …