As social robots become more common, there is a need to understand how people perceive
and interact with such technology. This systematic review seeks to estimate people's …

Taking care of older adults is among the major challenges currently faced by ageing
populations. Researchers, designers, and engineers have proposed socially assistive …

How will pedestrians and bicyclists interact with autonomous vehicles when there is no
human driver? In this paper, we outline a novel method for performing observational field …

Social robots working in public space often stimulate children's curiosity. However,
sometimes children also show abusive behavior toward robots. In our case studies, we …

This study examined the first-time acceptance of (SAR) by preschool and primary school
teachers. A modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and the Use of Technology model was …

This paper reports an ethnographic study on the use of a conversational robot. We placed a
robot for 3.5 months in an elderly care center. Assuming a real deployment scenario, the …

This paper describes our approach to designing, developing behaviors for, and exploring
the use of, a robotic footstool, which we named the mechanical ottoman. By approaching …

Hugs are one of the first forms of contact and affection humans experience. Due to their
prevalence and health benefits, roboticists are naturally interested in having robots one day …

To improve the way humans are interacting with robots various factors have to be taken into
account. An evaluation framework for Human-Robot Collaboration with humanoid robots …

This paper provides the results of various trial experiments in a hotel environment carried
out using Sacarino, an interactive bellboy robot. We analysed which aspects of the robot …