With growing numbers of intelligent autonomous systems in human environments, the ability
of such systems to perceive, understand, and anticipate human behavior becomes …

Robot navigation in crowded public spaces is a complex task that requires addressing a
variety of engineering and human factors challenges. These challenges have motivated a …

Mobility in an effective and socially-compliant manner is an essential yet challenging task for
robots operating in crowded spaces. Recent works have shown the power of deep …

In the era of industrialization and automation, safety is a critical factor that should be
considered during the design and realization of each new system that targets operation in …

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 …

Socially aware robot navigation is gaining popularity with the increase in delivery and
assistive robots. The research is further fueled by a need for socially aware navigation skills …

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 …

In crowd scenarios, predicting trajectories of pedestrians is a complex and challenging task
depending on many external factors. The topology of the scene and the interactions …

As mobile robots are increasingly introduced into our daily lives, it grows ever more
imperative that these robots navigate with and among people in a safe and socially …