Social robots that can interact and communicate with people are growing in popularity for
use at home and in customer-service, education, and healthcare settings. Although growing …

Abstract Visual Place Recognition (VPR) is often characterized as being able to recognize
the same place despite significant changes in appearance and viewpoint. VPR is a key …

This paper introduces DAC-HRC, a novel cognitive architecture designed to optimize human-
robot collaboration (HRC) in industrial settings, particularly within the context of Industry 4.0 …

Research on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) requires the substantial consideration of an
experimental design, as well as a significant amount of time to practice the subject …

From neuroscience, brain imaging and the psychology of memory, we are beginning to
assemble an integrated theory of the brain subsystems and pathways that allow the …

A key goal in human-robot interaction (HRI) is to design scenarios between humanoid
robots and humans such that the interaction is perceived as collaborative and natural, yet …

Besides action vitality forms, facial expressions represent another fundamental social cue
which enables to infer the affective state of others. In the present study, we proposed the …

Previous studies have revealed that humans prioritize attention to the space near their
hands (the so-called near-hand effect). This effect may also occur towards a human partner's …

Software architectures for conversational robots typically consist of multiple modules, each
designed for a particular processing task or functionality. Some of these modules are …

Rewards are prevalent game design elements in gamified environments. Rewards are
helpful tools to keep players engaged and encouraged to perform tasks. However …