Social robots need to understand human activities, dynamics, and the intentions behind their
behaviors. Most of the time, this implies the modeling of the whole scene. The recognition of …

Socially assistive robots are receiving a growing interest in the health and social care
sectors. They are considered a promising technology to add value to the work of caregivers …

CORTEX is a cognitive robotics architecture inspired by three key ideas: modularity, internal
modelling and graph representations. CORTEX is also a computational framework designed …

The use of new assistive technologies in general, and Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) in
particular, is becoming increasingly common for supporting people's health and well-being …

Social robots, designed to interact and assist people in social daily life scenarios, require
adequate path planning algorithms to navigate autonomously through these environments …

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is an integrated clinical process to evaluate
frail elderly people in order to create therapy plans that improve their quality and quantity of …

The deployment of new assistive technologies, in general, and Socially Assistive Robots
(SAR) and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) ecosystems, in particular, faces many issues …

Although the global population is aging, the proportion of potential caregivers is not keeping
pace. It is necessary for society to adapt to this demographic change, and new technologies …

Socially assistive robots appear as a powerful tool in the upcoming silver society. They are
among the technologies for Assisted Living, offering a natural interface with smart …

The introduction of robots in the real world requires previous evaluation of the envisaged
performance. Factors like usability, user experience, social acceptance, or societal impact …