Human behavior, despite its complexity, follows structured principles. Better understanding
the underlying concepts of human behavior in an industrial setting can help us to create …

Social intelligence in robots has a quite recent history in artificial intelligence and robotics.
However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are …

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and
driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and …

This is a book about what happened when capitalism began to consider its own practices on
a continuous basis. This is a book about what happened when capitalism began to use its …

It is remarkable how much robotics research is promoted by appealing to the idea that the
only way to deal with a looming demographic crisis is to develop robots to look after older …

Negative attitudes toward robots are considered as one of the psychological factors
preventing humans from interacting with robots in the daily life. To verify their influence on …

A great deal of research has been performed recently on robots that feature functions for
communicating with humans in daily life, ie, communication robots. We consider it important …

This chapter surveys some of the principal research trends in Social Robotics and its
application to human–robot interaction (HRI). Social (or Sociable) robots are designed to …

This article discusses the potential of using interactive environments in autism therapy. We
specifically address issues relevant to the Aurora project, which studies the possible role of …

When people interact with communication robots in daily life, their attitudes and emotions
toward the robots affect their behavior. From the perspective of robotics design, we need to …