Dog guides are favored by blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals for their ability to enhance
independence and confidence by reducing safety concerns and increasing navigation …

Incidental human‐robot encounters are becoming more common as robotic technologies
proliferate, but there is little scientific understanding of human experience and reactions …

Autonomous Systems (ASs) interacting with human societies raises complex social & ethical
challenges. This paper argues that one way of scaffolding human trust in ASs is through the …

A single mobile service robot may generate hundreds of encounters with pedestrians, yet
there is little published data on the factors influencing these incidental human-robot …

Despite the rise of mobile robot deployments in home and work settings, perceived safety of
users and bystanders is understudied in the human-robot interaction (HRI) literature. To …

Unprecedented possibilities of quadruped robots have driven much research on the
technical aspects of these robots. However, the social perception and acceptability of …

HRI research using autonomous robots in real-world settings can produce results with the
highest ecological validity of any study modality, but many difficulties limit such studies' …

As autonomous vehicles (AVs) advance in navigating complex settings, investigating their
coexistence with people and how they are perceived becomes crucial. Pods, also known as …

There is a renewed interest in exploring the use of agile robots for non-visual navigation
guides as the robots become more affordable. Although studies do include Blind and Low …