Sharing the control of a robotic system with an autonomous controller allows a human to
reduce his/her cognitive and physical workload during the execution of a task. In recent …

In this paper, we examine the motivations for research on cognitive architectures and review
some candidates that have been explored in the literature. After this, we consider the …

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of
issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human …

In this paper we present a broad overview of the last 40 years of research on cognitive
architectures. To date, the number of existing architectures has reached several hundred …

Despite the relatively young age of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) as a field, there is a
large volume of research on advances in robot hardware, software and behavior. The goal …

Intelligent techniques foster the dissemination of new discoveries and novel technologies
that advance the ability of robots to assist and support humans. The human-centered …

Learning from demonstration (LfD) has been used to help robots to implement manipulation
tasks autonomously, in particular, to learn manipulation behaviors from observing the motion …

Humans coordinate teamwork by conveying intent through social cues, such as gestures
and gaze behaviors. However, these methods may not be possible for appearance …

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 …

As robots become more and more capable and autonomous, there is an increasing need for
humans to understand what the robots do and think. In this paper, we investigate what such …