Anthropomorphism represents a central theoretical term in social robotics and human robot
interaction (HRI) research. However, the research into anthropomorphism displays several …

We know that a voice that matches the appearance of a virtual character can positively
impact how people interact with that character. However, although virtual characters and the …

The role of social robots as advisors for decision-making is investigated. We examined how
a robot advisor with logical reasoning and one with cognitive fallacies affected participants' …

Communicating the robot state is vital to creating an efficient and trustworthy collaboration
between humans and collaborative robots (cobots). Standard approaches for Robot-to …

Although researchers have explored how humans perceive the intelligence of virtual
characters, few studies have focused on the ability of intelligent virtual characters to fix their …

This work analyses the relationship between the way robots gesture and the way those
gestures are perceived by human users. In particular, this work shows how modifying the …

The aim of the current study was to identify design elements that influence the perceived
intelligence of an agent to inform the design of human-agent interfaces. An agent's level of …

In virtual reality, creating intelligent virtual characters has been a long-lasting endeavor.
However, while researchers have investigated several aspects of a virtual character's …

Effective communication between automated vehicles and human drivers in manual driving
vehicles is of great importance for traffic safety during the transition phase of automated …

The exponential growth in consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and use are
often explained by people's high expectations of AI's intelligence capabilities compared to …