There is interest in using social robots in hospitals but little understanding of how they
engage with users to fulfil their roles. Research in the field helps understand how HRI may …

For social robots to be deployed in an interaction-centred environment such as a hospital,
entities need to understand how to design human-robot interactions for the technology to be …

Today, off-the-shelf social robots are used increasingly in the HRI community to research
social interactions with different target user groups across a range of domains (eg …

Research in robotics and human-robot interaction is becoming more and more mature.
Additionally, more affordable social robots are being released commercially. Thus, industry …

Service robots with social intelligence are starting to be integrated into our everyday lives.
The robots are intended to help improve aspects of quality of life as well as improve …

Naturalistic studies of human-robot interaction (HRI) in various domains of everyday life,
including healthcare, domestic assistance, education, transportation, and other services …

For robots to play an increased role in healthcare settings, the understanding on nurse-
patient human-centric interactions in their unique scenario-based setting is crucial for …

We explore human-robot interaction (HRI) with socially assistive robots within a broader
social context instead of one-on-one interaction.. In this paper, we describe two in situ …

In view of the shortage of healthcare workers and a growing aging population, it is
worthwhile to explore the applicability of new technologies in improving the quality of …

A growing shortfall exists between the number of older individuals who require healthcare
support and the number of qualified healthcare professionals who can provide this. Robots …