In recent years, the design, use and study of robots in a variety of social settings has
increased, ranging from therapy and care for older adults and children, to education and …

This paper describes a case study of the initial reactions to a transport robot running in a
semi-public hospital environment. The robot was transporting goods and samples for an …

This study analysed work activity in a hospital basement where humans and robots
interacted and cooperated on logistics tasks. The robots were deployed to automate parts of …

This article reports on the results of a pilot study exploring whether and how the meal
situations of persons with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs) in need of help and support during …

We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were
alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into …

Visions have an important role in guiding and legitimizing technical research, as well as
contributing to expectations of the general public towards technologies. In this paper we …

This article describes the prototy** of human–robot interactions in the University of
Hertfordshire (UH) Robot House. Twelve participants took part in a long-term study in which …

There is a historically close connection between robotics and science fiction. Perhaps the
best example for this is that in 1985 the introduction to the first Handbook of Industrial …

This paper presents a proof of concept prototype study for domestic home robot
companions, using a narrative-based methodology based on the principles of immersive …

Bottleneck between robots and people presents an enormous challenge to the human-robot
interaction community. So in addition to robot object learning, task learning, and natural …