For untrained users, programming a robot that interacts with humans in a real-world
scenario is challenging to impossible. However, in order to make interactive robots available …

With the expected adoption of robots able to seamlessly and intuitively interact with people
in real-world scenarios, the need arises to provide non-technically-skilled users with easy-to …

The expected adoption of robots in our society brings new technological challenges related
to the utility and usability that these robots can provide to their potential users. In this paper …

The integration of robots as storytellers, game masters or embodied characters into games is
a novel technique for game design yet restricted to human-robot interaction (HRI) research …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) is essential to the widespread use of robots in daily life.
Robots will eventually be able to carry out a variety of duties in human civilization through …

We present the see-Puck, a round display module that extends an open robot platform, the e-
Puck. It holds 148 LEDs (light emitting diodes) to enable the presentation of eye-catching …

There has been increasing interest in the application of humanoid robots in service domains
like retail or care homes in recent years. Here, most use cases focus on serving customer …

Many current human-robot interactive systems tend to use accurate and fast-but also costly-
actuators and tracking systems to establish working prototypes that are safe to use and …

With the advancement of robotics-related technologies, there is a growing potential for robot
dogs to replace real dogs in helping humans at work, in dangerous situations, or as …

We propose a demonstration of the Social Environment for Autonomous Navigation with
Virtual Reality (VR) for advancing research in Human-Robot Interaction. In our …