Socially aware robot navigation is gaining popularity with the increase in delivery and
assistive robots. The research is further fueled by a need for socially aware navigation skills …

Interacting with flying objects has fueled people's imagination throughout history. Over the
past decade, the Human-Drone Interaction (HDI) community has been working towards …

Drones have expanded from military operations to performing a broad range of civilian
applications. As drone usage increases, humans will interact with such systems more often …

Drones are rapidly populating human spaces, yet little is known about how these flying
robots are perceived and understood by humans. Recent works suggested that their …

This review paper focuses on different aspects of perceived safety for a number of
autonomous physical systems. This is a major aspect of robotics research, as more and …

An emerging trend in utilizing service robots in a vast range of application areas could be
seen nowadays as a promising effort to uplift the living standard. These service robots are …

Somaesthetics-motivated by improving life quality via appreciation for bodily and sensory
experiences-is increasingly influencing HCI designs. Investigating the potential of drones as …

The design space of social drones, where autonomous flyers operate in close proximity to
human users or bystanders, is distinct from use cases involving a remote human operator …

Today, physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) is a very popular topic in the field of ground
manipulation. At the same time, aerial physical interaction is also develo** very fast …

The consumer drone market has shown a constant growth for the past few years. As drones
become increasingly autonomous and used for a growing number of applications, it is …