Purpose The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of service robots on hotel
visitors' behaviour and to verify the role of anthropomorphism (human likeness) in customer …

Socially assistive robotics (SAR) is a growing area of research. Evaluating SAR systems
presents novel challenges. Using a robot for a socially assistive task can have various …

Robots are poised to fill a growing number of roles in today's society, from factory
automation to service applications to medical care and entertainment. While robots were …

(Continued) Primary Examiner-Daniel Abebe (57) ABSTRACT A system for use in assisting
a user in a social interaction with another person is provided, the system being config ured …

There exists a great untapped potential for the use of intelligent robots as therapeutic social
partners for children. However, enabling a robot to understand social behavior, and do so …

There is an emerging “aging phenomenon” worldwide. It is likely that we will require the
introduction of assistive technologies that can assist caregivers in the exercise of elderly …

The overarching goal of UA is affording all individuals, regardless of disabilities, geographic
status, infrastructure, age or training background, the use and benefit of information …