A significant recent technological development concerns the automation of knowledge and
service work as a result of advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its sub-fields. We use …

Social anxiety disorder or social phobia is a condition characterized by debilitating fear and
avoidance of different social situations. We provide an overview of social anxiety and …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that influence the development of
service robots, and to apply a service innovation strategic mindset to the hotel industry in …

This paper reviews the use of socially interactive robots to assist in the therapy of children
with autism. The extent to which the robots were successful in hel** the children in their …

A comprehensive overview of an interdisciplinary approach to robotics that takes direct
inspiration from the developmental and learning phenomena observed in children's …

The growing popularity of robot services blurs the boundaries of robotics and human life.
Concomitant to the trend, many hotel brands have adopted a robot-based automation …

In the late 1990s using robotic technology to assist children with Autistic Spectrum Condition
(ASD) emerged as a potentially useful area of research. Since then the field of assistive …

This narrative review aimed to elucidate which robot-related characteristics predict
relationship formation between typically-develo** children and social robots in terms of …

Although research on children's trust in social robots is increasingly growing in popularity, a
systematic understanding of the factors which influence children's trust in robots is lacking. In …

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