This article surveys the literature on human–robot object handovers. A handover is a
collaborative joint action, where an agent, the giver, gives an object to another agent, the …

Human interaction often requires simultaneous precision and flexibility in the coordination of
rhythmic behaviour between individuals engaged in joint activity, for example, playing a …

A fundamental fact about human minds is that they are never truly alone: all minds are
steeped in situated interaction. That social interaction matters is recognized by any …

Abstract Human–Robot Interaction challenges Artificial Intelligence in many regards:
dynamic, partially unknown environments that were not originally designed for robots; a …

Synchronization of neural activity across brains–Interpersonal Neural Synchrony (INS)–is
emerging as a powerful marker of social interaction that predicts success of multi-person …

Most motion in robotics is purely functional, planned to achieve the goal and avoid
collisions. Such motion is great in isolation, but collaboration affords a human who is …

When two or more people coordinate their actions in space and time to produce a joint
outcome, they perform a joint action. The perceptual, cognitive, and motor processes that …

Human communication is a traditional topic of research in many disciplines such as
psychology, linguistics and philosophy, all of which mainly focused on language, gestures …

Interpersonal musical entrainment—temporal synchronization and coordination between
individuals in musical contexts—is a ubiquitous phenomenon related to music's social …

When people perform joint actions together, their individual actions (eg, moving one end of a
heavy couch) must be coordinated to achieve a collective goal (eg, moving the couch across …