Social anxiety disorder or social phobia is a condition characterized by debilitating fear and
avoidance of different social situations. We provide an overview of social anxiety and …

The world's population is aging, and developed countries are engaged in developing a new
aged-care paradigm to reduce spiraling healthcare costs. Assistive technologies like …

Purpose Besides the direct physical health consequences, through social isolation COVID-
19 affects a considerably larger share of consumers with deleterious effects for their …

The effects of physical embodiment and physical presence were explored through a survey
of 33 experimental works comparing how people interacted with physical robots and virtual …

This study explores the impact of remote emergency learning during the COVID-19
pandemic on students' perception and acceptance of blended learning after the pandemic …

Since virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have become promising technologies
in the entertainment and display industry, a large number of companies have provided …

As a great number of robotic products are entering people's lives, the question of how can
they behave in order to sustain long-term interactions with users becomes increasingly more …

Background Loneliness is a growing public health issue that has been exacerbated in
vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer agents are capable of …

This article investigates the social significance of robotics for the years to come in Europe
and the US by studying robotics developments in five different areas: the home, health care …

Background The world population is ageing rapidly with the percentage of older adults
increasing to 24% by 2030 from 10% in 2000. Therefore cost of providing aged care has …