Within the HRI community, Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) methods have been extensively used to
explore robot interactions. However, their wide usage has also been criticized as not giving …

Abstract Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) is a common technique enabling HRI researchers to explore
aspects of interaction not yet backed by autonomous systems. A standardized, open, and …

Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) systems represent a widespread method in HRI research. While they
are cost-effective, flexible and are often preferred over developing autonomous dialogs in …

Wizard-of-Oz experiments play a vital role in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), as they allow
for quick and simple hypothesis testing. Still, a publicly available general tool to conduct …

With the ongoing efforts to empower people with mobility impairments and the increase in
technological acceptance by the general public, assistive technologies, such as …

Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) is a technique that is popular for prototyping and generating expressive
movement behaviours in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). This technique often …

Effective robotic teleoperation techniques are critical to Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) style HRI
experimentation. Current WoZ teleoperation methods such as GUIs, joysticks, and wearable …

The advent of ROS, the Robot Operating System, has finally made it possible to implement
and use state-of-the-art navigation and manipulation algorithms on widely-available …

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and immersive technologies such as
augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR) is transforming the …

Several Wizard-of-Oz techniques have been developed to make robots appear autonomous
and more social in human-robot interaction. Many of the existing solutions use control …