Increased global competition has placed a premium on customer satisfaction, and there is a
greater demand for manufacturers to be flexible with their products and services. This …

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 …

This article presents a survey of literature in the area of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI),
specifically on systems containing more than two agents (ie, having multiple humans and/or …

This article surveys the use of natural language in robotics from a robotics point of view. To
use human language, robots must map words to aspects of the physical world, mediated by …

Collaborative fluency is the coordinated meshing of joint activities between members of a
well-synchronized team. In recent years, researchers in human-robot collaboration have …

This article surveys the literature on human–robot object handovers. A handover is a
collaborative joint action, where an agent, the giver, gives an object to another agent, the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Current real-world interaction between humans and robots is
extremely limited. We present challenges that, if addressed, will enable humans and robots …

This article surveys reinforcement learning approaches in social robotics. Reinforcement
learning is a framework for decision-making problems in which an agent interacts through …

Human models play a crucial role in human-robot interaction (HRI), enabling robots to
consider the impact of their actions on people and plan their behavior accordingly. However …

Collaborative robots cooperate with humans to assist them in undertaking simple-to-
complex tasks in several fields, including industry, education, agriculture, healthcare …