Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the emergence of AI‐based social
applications in the market have propelled research on the possibility of consumers …

Despite the relatively young age of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) as a field, there is a
large volume of research on advances in robot hardware, software and behavior. The goal …

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of
issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human …

This paper focuses on the fact that AI is predominantly portrayed as white—in colour,
ethnicity, or both. We first illustrate the prevalent Whiteness of real and imagined intelligent …

The uncanny valley hypothesis suggests that a high (but not perfect) human-likeness of
robots is associated with feelings of eeriness. We distinguished between experience and …

Critical voices within and beyond the scientific community have pointed to a grave matter of
concern regarding who is included in research and who is not. Subsequent investigations …

When a smart device talks, what should its voice sound like? Voice-enabled devices are
becoming a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives. Simultaneously, speech synthesis …

The attribution of human-like characteristics onto humanoid robots has become a common
practice in Human-Robot Interaction by designers and users alike. Robot gendering, the …

A key capability of morally competent robots is to reject or question potentially immoral
human commands. However, robot rejections of inappropriate commands must be phrased …

Gender/ing guides how we view ourselves, the world around us, and each other—including
non-humans. Critical voices have raised the alarm about stereotyped gendering in the …