Both the popular press as well as a number of academic researchers have enthusiastically
endorsed the possibility/prediction that (service) robots will come to play an increasingly …

Robotic chefs are a promising technology that can improve the availability of quality food by
reducing the time required for cooking, therefore decreasing food's overall cost. This paper …

The field of robotics has grown exponentially over the years, especially the social aspect,
which has enabled robots to interact with humans meaningfully. Robots are now used in …

Previous research has demonstrated the influence of commensal dining between humans
on food choices, whereas we conducted two studies to examine how the presence of a robot …

Introduction Despite the increasing use of domestic social robots by older adults, there
remains a significant knowledge gap regarding attitudes, concerns, and potential adoption …

In co-eating with real people, similar food consumption was found to benefit food intake and
some subjective feelings. While co-eating agents have the potential to be caregivers or …

Previous work introduced the concept of artificial commensal companions, ie, embodied
agents capable of interacting with humans during meals. They are supposed to bring the …

Commensality, the act of eating together, offers a rich multisensory and social experience
that technology can enhance. Dining involves interactions with food, where smells, colors …

With the advent of an increasingly aging society and the rapid increase of distributed or
single-parent families, there are increasing demands for service robots with social …

Artificial companions (mainly social robots) are being introduced into various aspects of
human life, including food-related and dining experiences. In this line, the researchers [15 …