Robots can be equipped with a range of senses to allow them to perceive and interact with
the world in a more natural and intuitive way. These senses can include vision, hearing …

Purpose This study aimed to (a) investigate the effects of robot service efficiency,
enthusiastic curiosity, escapist experience and sense of security on perceived experience …

The introduction of smart home technologies shifts the social relationships in the home by
replacing parts of the home assemblage with digital components. This article makes two …

This chapter discusses what a smart home is, what kind of labour is required to maintain it
and how it affects the social power dynamics of the household. Rather than focusing on …

While using automatic vacuum cleaners, users found dissatisfaction namely dust problem,
obstacle problem, and narrow space problem. Therefore, the problems in this automatic …

In the introduction of this thesis, I contend that robot ethics, as a research field, generally
treats privacy as the appropriate distribution of information, and therefore overlooks privacy …

With the ever-increasing number of domains in which we encounter robots-be it in industry,
airports, or the home-the opportunity to interact and collaborate with these grows. And while …

In recent years, the integration of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has gained
significant momentum across various industries. Robots equipped with sensors play a …