Theory is the bedrock of many sciences, providing a rigorous method to advance
knowledge, through testing and falsifying hypotheses about observable phenomena. To …

This paper presents an obstacle avoidance algorithm for low speed autonomous vehicles
(AV), with guaranteed safety. A supervisory control algorithm is constructed based on a …

This paper explores how humans interpret displays of emotion produced by a social robot in
real world situated interaction. Taking a multimodal conversation analytic approach, we …

Delays in the completion of joint actions are sometimes unavoidable. How should a robot
communicate that it cannot immediately act or respond in a collaborative task? Drawing on …

People meeting a robot for the first time do not know what it is capable of and therefore how
to interact with it—what actions to produce, and how to produce them. Despite social …

This paper explores how humans adapt to a conventional humanoid robot. Video data of
participants playing a charade game with a Nao robot were analyzed from a multimodal …

The introduction of robots in public spaces raises many questions concerning emergent
interactions with robots. In this paper, we use video analysis to study two robotic trashcans …

Artificial intelligence applications and robotic technologies, which are rapidly spreading and
widely used throughout the world, are discussed by different disciplines in the literature. The …

Enabling blind visitors to explore museum floors while feeling the facility's atmosphere and
increasing their autonomy and enjoyment are imperative for giving them a high-quality …

In this study, we investigate and characterize haptic interaction in human-to-human
handovers and identify key features that facilitate safe and efficient object transfer. Eighteen …