This narrative review aimed to elucidate which robot-related characteristics predict
relationship formation between typically-develo** children and social robots in terms of …

With the development of mobile robots, research on interpersonal distances grew by a new
body of research introducing new opportunities to environmental psychology. In this review …

To investigate the dynamics of human-robot acceptance, we carried out an experimental
study with 56 adult participants and the iCub robot. Trust in the robot has been considered …

Soon service robots will be employed in public spaces with frequent human-robot interaction
(HRI). To achieve a safe, trustworthy and acceptable HRI, service robots need to be …

Significant research and development has been invested in technical issues related to
person following. However, a systematic approach for designing robotic person-following …

We present a Research-through-Design case study of the design and development of an
intimate-space tangible device perhaps best understood as a socially assistive robot, aimed …

In the provision of robot‐assisted personal services, the ergonomic design of the phase
when a robot approaches a human being is important for the efficacy, efficiency, and safety …

A recent literature review on personal space in human-robot interaction identified a research
gap for the influence of contextual factors. At the same time, psychological research on …

This paper introduces and empirically evaluates two scaling functions to alter a robot's
physical movements based on proximity to a human. Previous research has focused on …

Robots can cause privacy concerns for humans, partly because robots can gather data and
move around in the real world, and partly because they can be perceived by humans as …