An increasing number of firms introduce service robots, such as physical robots and virtual
chatbots, to provide services to customers. While some firms use robots that resemble …

As an emerging artificial intelligence system, social robot could socially communicate and
interact with human beings. Although this area is attracting more and more attention, limited …

Realistic looking humanoid love and sex dolls have been available on a somewhat
secretive basis for at least three decades. But today the industry has gone mainstream with …

Robot gaze and voice are essential anthropomorphic features to promote users'
engagement in voice conversations. Earlier research chiefly examined how robot gaze and …

Many studies have demonstrated the necessity to drive robot displaying natural and
appropriate behaviors in social scenes. In this article, efforts were taken to restore the …

In most everyday life situations, the brain needs to engage not only in making decisions but
also in anticipating and predicting the behavior of others. In such contexts, gaze can be …

This article reviews methods to investigate joint attention and highlights the benefits of new
methodological approaches that make use of the most recent technological developments …

Previous research has shown that eye contact, in human-human interaction, elicits
increased affective and attention related psychophysiological responses. In the present …

Abstract Purpose Anthropomorphism in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered devices is being
used increasingly frequently in consumer-facing situations (eg, AI Assistants such as Alexa …

Joint attention is a pivotal mechanism underlying human ability to interact with one another.
The fundamental nature of joint attention in the context of social cognition has led …