Emerging technologies for future mobility will drastically change the way humans interact
with machines and the environment. The common denominator in technologies such as …

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

With the rise of automated vehicles, a new road user had to be designed, an autonomous
system that needs to integrate into an ecosystem of human-human interaction. Traditionally …

Hiring robots for the workplaces is a challenging task as robots have to cater to customer
demands, follow organizational protocols and behave with social etiquette. In this study, we …

In recent years, researchers and manufacturers have started to investigate ways to enable
autonomous vehicles (AVs) to interact with nearby pedestrians in compensation for the …

The ability of autonomous vehicles (AVs) to interact socially with pedestrians poses a
significant impact on their integration with urban traffic. This is particularly important for …

In the design of social robots, the focus is often on the robot itself rather than on the
intricacies of possible application scenarios. In this paper, we examine eight fictional …

Social robots are attracting increasing attention for their potential use in social and care
settings. However, these agents do not (yet) offer the same opportunities as humans for …

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the opportunity to reduce accident and injury rates in
urban areas and improve safety for vulnerable road users (VRUs). To realize these benefits …

Generating emotional body expressions for socially assistive robots has been gaining
increased attention to enhance the engagement and empathy in human-robot interaction. In …