This paper presents the results of an experiment in human-robot social interaction. Its
purpose was to measure the impact of certain features and behaviors on people's …

A robot's appearance and behavior provide cues to the robot's abilities and propensities. We
hypothesize that an appropriate match between a robot's social cues and its task improve …

Social robots are robots that help people as capable partners rather than as tools, are
believed to be of greatest use for applications in entertainment, education, and healthcare …

This paper discusses the use of observational studies of human-robot social interaction in
open human-inhabited environments as a method for improving on the design and …

As robots enter the everyday physical world of people, it is important that they abide by
society's unspoken social rules such as respecting people's personal spaces. In this paper …

Human-robot social interaction plays an important role in spreading the use of the robot in
human daily life. Through effective social interaction, robots will be able to perform many …

Newly emerging robotics applications for domestic or entertainment purposes are slowly
introducing autonomous robots into society at large. A critical capability of such robots is …

Valerie the roboceptionist is the most recent addition to Carnegie Mellon's social robots
project. A permanent installation in the entranceway to Newell-Simon hall, the robot …

In order to interact socially with a human, a robot must convey intentionality, that is, the
human must believe that the robot has beliefs, desires, and intentions. We have constructed …

Robots currently integrate into our everyday lives, but little is known about how they can act
socially. In this paper, we propose a definition of social robots and describe a framework that …