The paper discusses the potential of assistive service robots to support disabled and elderly
people. It shows that they have considerable untapped potential in this area, but also that …

Elderly inhabitants have a strong influence to healthcare facilities globally in the last few
years as a result of the high demand on the healthcare services and the gap between the …

In this paper, we focus on using pointing behavior for a natural interface. Recently, robots
that fit into the human community have been needed. A gestural interface is important for …

Engagement with social robots is influenced by their appearance and shape. While robots
are designed with various features, almost all designs have some form of eyes. In this paper …

To deal with data patterns with linguistic ambiguity and with probabilistic uncertainty in a
single framework, we construct an interpretable probabilistic fuzzy rule-based system that …

Continuous miniaturization of electronics and sensing elements stimulate the evolution of
novel unobtrusively integrated smart garments that sense their environment and provide …

Recently, the social inclusion and technical aid to assure autonomy to people with
disabilities are getting attention all over the world. This work presents a display design for …

Smart spaces use human–computer interfaces (HCIs) to improve how humans experience
their surroundings. However, HCIs are sometimes less user-friendly and intuitive than their …

Despite its promise, RFID technology presents numerous challenges, including incomplete
data, lack of location and containment information, and very high volumes. In this work, we …

In designing autonomous service systems such as assistive robots for the aged and the
disabled, discovery and prediction of human actions are important and often crucial …