With ever increasing global demand and depleting resources for fossil fuels, oil and gas
industry is now positively looking for advanced robotic solutions to increase their productivity …

Demands for oil and gas are increasing with urbanization and industrialization of the world's
increasing population. Giant oil fields are declining in their production worldwide and this …

Intelligent systems are increasingly part of our everyday lives and have been integrated
seamlessly to the point where it is difficult to imagine a world without them. Physical …

Abstract Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) has recently received considerable attention in the
academic community, in labs, in technology companies, and through the media. Because of …

The rapidly ageing population is placing increasing strain on healthcare services. Robots
have been proposed as a way to assist people to stay healthy and safe in their own homes …

Social intelligence in robots has a quite recent history in artificial intelligence and robotics.
However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are …

Social robots will become ubiquitous in our everyday environments. These robots could
potentially extend life expectancy, and improve the health and quality of life of an aging …

This study investigates the effects of culture, robot appearance and task on human-robot
interaction. We propose a model with culture (Chinese, Korean and German), robot …

This article presents a longitudinal study with four children with autism, who were exposed to
a humanoid robot over a period of several months. The longitudinal approach allowed the …

This article presents the results of video-based Human Robot Interaction (HRI) trials which
investigated people's perceptions of different robot appearances and associated attention …