Social robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in the real world. Unsupervised user
interactions in a natural and familiar setting, such as the home, can reveal novel design …

Social agents have been mostly designed to engage with children one-on-one as tutors or
learning peers. Besides this child-robot dyadic interaction paradigm, they have the potential …

Social robots are emerging as learning companions for children, and research shows that
they facilitate the development of interest and learning even through brief interactions …

Adolescents isolated at home during the COVID19 pandemic lockdown are more likely to
feel lonely and in need of social connection. Social robots may provide a much needed …

While social robots for education are slowly being integrated in many scenarios, ranging
from higher-education, through elementary school and kindergarten, the use case of robots …

In several countries, social robots are increasingly accessible within homes, particularly in
those with pre-school-aged children. However, research on social robots has mostly been …

The fields of Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction are undergoing rapid growth,
motivated by important societal challenges facing the general public such as aging in place …

For robots to interact effectively with human users they must be capable of coordinated,
timely behavior in response to social context. The Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Long …

Researchers studying ways in which humans and robots interact in social settings have a
problem: they don't have a robot to use. There is a need for a socially expressive robot that …

We took a social robot Pepper to a shopping mall for one day to see what kind of initial
responses it draws from people. We observed that the robot was quickly surrounded by …