Autonomous service robots in a public setting will generate hundreds of incidental human-
robot encounters, yet researchers have only recently addressed this important topic in …

Legged robots in general, and quadrupedal structures in particular, have demonstrated high
potential as a means of locomotion, possessing the ability to carry out tasks that traditional …

Robots are increasingly being deployed as security agents helping law enforcement in
spaces such as streets, parks, or shopping malls. Unfortunately, the deployment of security …

In the context of the potential future use of unmanned ground vehicles for forest inventories,
we present the first experiences with SPOT, a legged robot equipped with a LiDAR …

Current times witness an almost unbridled proliferation of military technology based on
Information Technology, Robotics, and increasingly so on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Defence …

Incidental human‐robot encounters are becoming more common as robotic technologies
proliferate, but there is little scientific understanding of human experience and reactions …

A single mobile service robot may generate hundreds of encounters with pedestrians, yet
there is little published data on the factors influencing these incidental human-robot …

This study explores the perspectives of law enforcement officers (LEOs) on the
implementation of communication robots in police work. Through two approaches-open …

To assist and protect citizen communities and police officers, robots have been developed
for situational responses (eg, explosive ordinance disposal). However, the robots used by …

Robots operating in close proximity to humans rely heavily on human trust to successfully
complete their tasks. But what are the real outcomes when this trust is violated? Self-defense …