As robots begin to enter roles in which they work closely with human teammates or peers, it
is critical to understand how people trust them based on how they interpret the robot's …

The growing interest in social robotics makes it relevant to examine the potential of robots as
persuasive agents and, more specifically, to examine how robot characteristics influence the …

An increasing number of companion robots have started reaching the public in the recent
years. These robots vary in their appearance and behavior. Since these two factors can …

With the increased use of social robots in prominence and beyond functional performance,
they are expected to foster trust and confidence in people. Various factors involve providing …

Objective: We investigated the co-acting influences of communication and social conformity
on trust in human-robot interaction. Background: Previous work has investigated aspects of …

Trust is a significant predictor of humans' willingness to engage with robots. What increases–
and decreases–human-robot trust? In contrast with research that has focused on robots' …

An important aspect of a robot's social behavior is to convey the right amount of
trustworthiness. Task performance has shown to be an important source for trustworthiness …

Trust is fundamental in building meaningful social interactions. With the advance of social
robotics in collaborative settings, trust in Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) is gaining more …

In two experiments centered around trust dynamics in human–robot interaction, we explored
the interplay between attribute-based characteristic of robots (ie, anthropomorphism and …

Trust, taken from the human perspective, is an essential factor that determines the use of
robots as companions or care robots, especially given the long-term character of the …