Research regarding source orientation has demonstrated that when interacting with
computers, people direct their communication toward and react toward the technology itself …

This paper presents the results of research aimed at develo** a methodology for the
participatory design of social robots, which are meant to be incorporated into various social …

In human-machine communication, people interact with a communication partner that is of a
different ontological nature from themselves. This study examines how people conceptualize …

We are living in an exciting time, as people are living longer, more active lives. This is
resha** how we think about aging. Rather than viewing aging as a problem to be fixed (ie …

Patient safety errors account for over 400,000 preventable deaths annually in US in
hospitals alone, 70% of which are caused by team communication breakdowns, stemming …

A good body of work in HRI has investigated how to design humanoids to effectively serve
users' needs. This user centered approach has proved fruitful, but there exists relatively little …

Family caregivers of patients with chronic conditions often subject themselves to drastic life
changes. The quality of life of the caregivers often decreases noticeably at the beginning of …

Although the concept of wisdom is ancient, empirical research on it has only recently
received attention in gerontology. This coincides with a critical turn away from a deficit model …

Robot designers commonly emphasize humanlikeness as an important design feature to
make robots social or userfriendly. To understand how users make sense of the design …

What could it mean to take a designerly perspective of a robotic eating aid to get a more
holistic understanding of meals as social and embodied experiences? In this article, we …