Background Research in embodied artificial intelligence (AI) has increasing clinical
relevance for therapeutic applications in mental health services. With innovations ranging …

Abstract Purpose of Review We provide an outlook on the definitions, laboratory research,
and applications of social robots, with an aim to understand what makes a robot social—in …

Global demographics trend toward an aging population. Hence, there will be an increased
social demand for elderly care. Recently, assistive technologies such as service robots have …

Background Intelligent physical robots based on artificial intelligence have been argued to
bring about dramatic changes in health care services. Previous research has examined the …

Background: Due to growing pressure on the health care system, a shift in rehabilitation to
home settings is essential. However, efficient support for home-based rehabilitation is …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been successfully exploited in diagnosing many mental
disorders. Numerous systematic reviews summarize the evidence on the accuracy of AI …

Human-human social touch improves mood and alleviates pain. No studies have so far
tested the effect of human-robot emotional touch on experimentally induced pain ratings, on …

Growing demand for broadly accessible mental health care, together with the rapid
development of new technologies, trigger discussions about the feasibility of …

Abstract Purpose of Review To present the multi-faceted aspects of communication between
robot and humans (HRI), putting in evidence that it is not limited to language-based …

Robotic applications have entered various aspects of our lives, such as health care and
educational services. In such Human-robot Interaction (HRI), trust and mutual adaption are …