Emergency department (ED) healthcare workers (HCWs) are interrupted as often as once
every six minutes, increasing the risk of errors and preventable patient harm. As more robots …

HRI researchers have made major strides in develo** robotic architectures that are
capable of reading a limited set of social cues and producing behaviors that enhance their …

More accurately inferring human intentions/goals can help robots complete collaborative
human-robot tasks more safely and efficiently. Bayesian reasoning has become a popular …

As robots become increasingly prevalent in human environments, there will inevitably be
times when the robot needs to interrupt a human to initiate an interaction. Our work …

As robots become increasingly prevalent in human environments, there will inevitably be
times when a robot needs to interrupt a human to initiate an interaction. Our work introduces …

This paper addresses the question of how and when a robot should interrupt a meeting-style
conversation between humans. First, we observed one-to-one human-human conversations …

Robots are being introduced into dynamic, safety-critical spaces, like emergency
departments (EDs). In EDs, healthcare workers (HCWs) must manage multiple tasks while …

Enabling robots to identify when humans need assistance is key to being able to provide
help that is both proactive and efficient. This challenge is particularly difficult for humans …

Close-proximity human-robot interactions can be improved through the optimization of task-
centric factors or by prioritizing the user experience. Prior work has often explored these …

In this chapter we are presenting an overview on how adaptation of movement and
behaviour can favour communication in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). A model of a …