Human errors are a major reason for traffic accidents. One of the aims of the introduction of
automated driving functions in vehicles is to prevent such accidents as such systems are …

Successful cases of robot sales promotions have been increasing. Users tend to make
purchases when robots properly interact with users. Most robot interactions …

The general role of personal assistants in form of anthropomorphised conversational, virtual
or robotic agents in cars is subject to research since a few years and the first results indicate …

This paper investigates the effects of a listener robot that joins a storytelling situation for
children as a side-participant. For this purpose, we develop a storytelling-robot system that …

This paper investigates the effects of group interaction in a storytelling situation for children
using two robots: a reader robot and a listener robot as a side-participant. We developed a …

Conversational interfaces that allow for intuitive and comprehensive access to digitally
stored information remain an ambitious goal. In this thesis, we lay foundations for designing …

Encouraging self-awareness among elderly drivers while driving with a passenger has the
potential to reduce traffic accidents. Highly anthropomorphic Robotic-Human-Machine …

We propose a multi party conversational social interface NAMIDA through a pilot study. The
system consists of three robots that can converse with each other about environment …

Recently, many studies have been conducted on increasing the automation level in cars to
achieve safer and more efficient transportation. The increased automation level creates …

Recent years have seen the advent of conversational humanoid robots. Implementing
multiple robots is a promising approach for continuing human–robot conversations when a …