The manifestation of “Artificial Social Intelligence (ASI)” stands as a cornerstone of a social
robot system development that influences users' interactions and experiences overall in the …

To promote the acceptance of robots in society, it is crucial to design systems exhibiting
adaptive behavior. This is particularly needed in various social domains (eg, cultural …

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of integrating robots into various dimensions
of daily life, to improve user experiences and offer a range of services. This study explores …

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 …

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 …

Social robotics is increasingly used in healthcare and well-being scenarios, addressing
various care needs. Evaluating these robots on a large scale involves challenges, such as …

While social robots promise to benefit people with emotional and informational needs,
persistent concerns exist around their ability to effectively manage expectations and meet …

The advances in Robotics offer exciting opportunities for robots to become socially
collaborative technologies. But are we ready for and are the robots capable of enabling a …

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 …

This paper presents a low-cost social robot, called Philos, and human-robot interaction (HRI)
design. The system is accompanied with a user interface that allows customization of …