The fusion of large language models and robotic systems has introduced a transformative
paradigm in human–robot interaction, offering unparalleled capabilities in natural language …

Physical embodiment is a required component for robots that are structurally coupled with
their real-world environments. However, most socially interactive robots do not need to …

Recently, social touch gesture recognition has been considered an important topic for touch
modality, which can lead to highly efficient and realistic human‐robot interaction. In this …

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of
issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human …

Communication between people is characterized by a broad range of nonverbal cues.
Transferring these cues into the design of robots and other artificial agents that interact with …

As robots become more prevalent in society, investigating the interactions between humans
and robots is important to ensure that these robots adhere to the social norms and …

Over the last two decades, the foundations for physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) have
evolved from successful developments in mechatronics, control, and planning, leading …

The introduction of collaborative robots aims to make production more flexible, promoting a
greater interaction between humans and robots also from physical point of view. However …

Personality has been identified as a vital factor in understanding the quality of human–robot
interactions. Despite this the research in this area remains fragmented and lacks a coherent …

This survey provides an overview of work on haptic technology for social touch. Social touch
has been studied extensively in psychology and neuroscience. With the development of new …