The social robotics market is appealing yet challenging. Though social robots are built few
remain on the market for long. Many reasons account for their short lifespan with costs and …

We describe the design and implementation of Blossom, a social robot that diverges from
convention by being flexible both internally and externally. Internally, Blossom» s actuation …

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 …

Socially-enabled digital technologies have attracted academic interest for decades, with
recent commercial examples of Siri and Alexa, capturing public attention. However, despite …

Blossom is an open-source social robotics platform responding to three challenges in
human-robot interaction (HRI) research:(1) Designing, manufacturing, and programming …

1 IntroductionSocial robots have great potential to provide social, behavioral, emotional, and
cognitive support to people with diverse characteristics and needs. Although still in its …

The design of social robots usually does not focus on their kinetic expression, and often
follows the assumption that their appearance should be human or animal like. To encourage …

Socially assistive robotics (SAR) is a new subfield of robotics that bridges HRI, rehabilitation
robotics, social robotics, and service robotics. SAR focuses on developing machines …

Social robot co-design requires aiding users as they imagine these novel devices within
their everyday lives and enabling designers to understand and address users' experiences …

Users can provide valuable insights for designing new technologies like social robots, with
the right tools and methodologies. Challenges in inviting users as co-designers of social …