Fashion or apparel refers to a topic discussed publicly as an indispensable discipline on a
day-to-day basis, which has aroused rising attention from academic sessions over the past …

Manipulating cloth-like deformable objects (CDOs) is a long-standing problem in the
robotics community. CDOs are flexible (non-rigid) objects that do not show a detectable level …

Prior error management techniques often do not possess the versatility to appropriately
address robot errors across tasks and scenarios. Their fundamental framework involves …

Robot-assisted dressing offers an opportunity to benefit the lives of many people with
disabilities, such as some older adults. However, robots currently lack common sense about …

Robotic solutions to dressing assistance have the potential to provide tremendous support
for elderly and disabled people. However, unexpected user movements may lead to …

For tasks such as dressing assistance, robots should be able to adapt to different user
morphologies, preferences and requirements. We propose a programming by demonstration …

This paper presents a new framework for how autonomous social robots approach and
accompany people in urban environments. The method discussed allows the robot to …

Robot-assisted dressing is performed in close physical interaction with users who may have
a wide range of physical characteristics and abilities. Design of user adaptive and …

Healthcare robots will be the next big advance in humans' domestic welfare, with robots able
to assist elderly people and users with disabilities. However, each user has his/her own …

The recent demographic trend across developed nations shows a dramatic increase in the
aging population, fallen fertility rates and a shortage of caregivers. Hence, the demand for …