One of the biggest obstacles to broader adoption of robotics is that only experienced
roboticists can develop robotics applications. If we aim to have robots in our homes and …

One of the major obstacles in the study of human-robot interaction with social robots is the
lack of platforms to allow for tests with large user groups. Often, the price of these robots …

Commercially available social robots are finally here. Previously accessible only to
companies or wealthy individuals, affordable, mass-produced autonomous robot …

We would like to express our gratitude to the authors and participants for their contributions
and support to the conference, the reviewers for their effort and constructive comments, and …

The fields of Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction are undergoing rapid growth,
motivated by important societal challenges facing the general public such as aging in place …

Social robots might be more effective if they could adapt in playful, comedy-inspired ways
based on heard social cues from users. Jon the Robot, a robotic stand-up comedian from the …

Social robotics is increasingly used in healthcare and well-being scenarios, addressing
various care needs. Evaluating these robots on a large scale involves challenges, such as …

The role of the physical embodiment of a social robot is of key importance during the
interaction with humans. If we want to study the interactions we need to be able to change …

For some time now, robotics research has shifted its attention from robots that function within
their own predefined space to robots that coexist with humans in the human's natural …

Robot designers commonly emphasize humanlikeness as an important design feature to
make robots social or userfriendly. To understand how users make sense of the design …