Objective: The current status of human–robot interaction (HRI) is reviewed, and key current
research challenges for the human factors community are described. Background: Robots …

Anthropomorphism is a phenomenon that describes the human tendency to see human-like
shapes in the environment. It has considerable consequences for people's choices and …

Regardless of how much data artificial intelligence agents have available, agents will
inevitably encounter previously unseen situations in real-world deployments. Reacting to …

This paper discusses the issues pertinent to the development of a meaningful social
interaction between robots and people through employing degrees of anthropomorphism in …

Luciano Floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information. PI
is the philosophical field concerned with (1) the critical investigation of the conceptual nature …

This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind
why we crack up.“A sophisticated analysis... written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course …

People are known to change their behavior and decisions to conform to others, even for
obviously incorrect facts. Because of recent developments in artificial intelligence and …

The use of autonomous, mobile professional service robots in diverse workplaces is
expected to grow substantially over the next decade. These robots often will work side by …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) is now well enough understood to allow us to build useful
systems that can function outside of the laboratory. We are studying long-term interaction in …

What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a single cell to grow into
a sentient adult? The processes that occur along the way are so complex that any attempt to …