The significant increase in the number of individuals with chronic ailments (including the
elderly and disabled) has dictated an urgent need for an innovative model for healthcare …

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 …

Services are changing at an impressive pace boosted by the technological advances felt in
Robotics, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that have uncovered new research …

The development of object detection technology makes it possible for robots to interact with
people and the environment, but the changeable application scenarios make the detection …

In the near future, it is expected that we humans will receive an increasing part of various
services from robots. Many observers, and several existing studies, indicate that we react …

The unceasing aging of the population is leading to new problems in developed countries.
Robots represent an opportunity to extend the period of independent living of the elderly as …

As an integral part of patient care, nursing is required to constantly adapt to changes in the
healthcare system, as well as the wider financial and societal environment. Among the key …

A service robot performs various professional services and domestic/personal services
useful for organizations and humans in many application domains. Currently, the service …

Socially assistive robotics (SAR) is getting a lot of attention for its potential in assisting
elderly users. However, for robotic assistive applications to be effective, they need to satisfy …

This study consolidates the limited research on real-life customer experiences with hotels
that have integrated service robots (SR) grounded in the Usability, Social Acceptance, User …