In recent years, robots have increasingly been implemented as tutors in both first-and
second-language education. The field of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is …

This article reviews the state of the art in social eye gaze for human-robot interaction (HRI). It
establishes three categories of gaze research in HRI, defined by differences in goals and …

Large-language models (LLMs) hold significant promise in improving human-robot
interaction, offering advanced conversational skills and versatility in managing diverse, open …

The effects of physical embodiment and physical presence were explored through a survey
of 33 experimental works comparing how people interacted with physical robots and virtual …

Autonomous robots are increasingly placed in contexts that require them to interact with
groups of people rather than just a single individual. Interactions with groups of people …

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 …

Robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is becoming a more commonly studied area of
human-robot interaction (HRI). This research draws on theories and methods from many …

We present a socially assistive robot (SAR) system designed to engage elderly users in
physical exercise. We discuss the system approach, design methodology, and …

The benefit of social robots to support child learning in an educational context over an
extended period of time is evaluated. Specifically, the effect of personalisation and …

This paper explores how a robot's physical presence affects human judgments of the robot
as a social partner. For this experiment, participants collaborated on simple book-moving …