Communication using manual (hand) gestures is considered a defining property of social
robots, and their physical embodiment and presence, therefore, we see a need for a …

Personality analysis has been widely studied in psychology, neuropsychology, and signal
processing fields, among others. From the past few years, it also became an attractive …

Engagement is crucial to designing intelligent systems that can adapt to the characteristics
of their users. This paper focuses on the automatic analysis and classification of …

Chatbots with personality have been shown to affect engagement and user subjective
satisfaction. Yet, the design of most chatbots focuses on functionality and accuracy rather …

Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) show promise in hel** children during therapeutic and
clinical interventions. However, using SARs for the evaluation of mental wellbeing of …

Humans are an essential part of human-robot interaction (HRI), but what roles do they play
in HRI research? Analysis of the role of human subjects in research can serve as an …

Whilst imbuing robots and voice assistants with personality has been found to positively
impact user experience, little is known about user perceptions of personality in purely text …

Body language is an important aspect of human communication, which an effective human–
robot interaction interface should mimic well. Human beings exchange information and …

Recent advancements in the field of robotics offers new promises for people with different
range of abilities although making a human robot interface for people with severe disabilities …

During the last decade, children have shown an increasing need for mental wellbeing
interventions due to their anxiety and depression issues, which the COVID-19 pandemic has …