Social robots are robots interacting with humans not only in collaborative settings, but also in
personal settings like domestic services and healthcare. Some social robots simulate …

Human-Robot Interaction research enters new areas of interest, besides technical
developments and engineering approaches. The interest in the roles robots can possibly …

Background Social robots seem to be integrating into our society quite rapidly (eg, Conti et
al. 2019). Yet, the fact that they are integrated in different domains does not ensure potential …

Research in social robotics is focused on the development of robots that can provide
physical and cognitive support in a socially interactive way. Whilst some studies have …

Over decades, social robotics has evolved as a concept that presently covers different areas
of application, and interacts with different domains in technology, education, medicine and …

Sci-fi authors and start-ups alike claim that socially enabled technologies like companion
robots will become widespread. However, current attempts to push companion robots to the …

Many countries face pressure on their health care systems. To alleviate this pressure,'self
care'and'self monitoring'are often stimulated with the use of new assistive technologies …

Many independent studies in social robotics and human–robot interaction have gained
knowledge on various factors that affect people's perceptions of and behaviors toward …

The 8th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2016) was held in Kansas City,
USA, in November 2016—its first year in the USA. This book contains the proceedings of the …

A common description of a social robot is for it to be capable of communicating in a
humanlike manner. However, a description of what communicating in a 'humanlike …