The tourism sector has been one of the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to
restrictions on mobility and fear of social contact. In this context, business innovation through …

In this research article, we aim to study the proposed role of human–machine interactive
(HMI) technologies, including both artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR)-enabled …

Robotics application has provided a fruitful combination for hybrid industry 4.0 teams
wherein robotic systems are progressing their way into spaces shared with human workers …

Social robots are designed to interact, collaborate, and work with people, engaging them at
an interpersonal and socio-affective level. The goal directed model was used to study the …

This study was designed in order to examine how to form behavioural intentions using the
technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the …

Socially assistive robots (SARs) aim to provide assistance through social interaction.
Previous studies contributed to understanding users' perceptions and preferences regarding …

In this paper we report on a study conducted with a group of older adults in which they
engaged in participatory design workshops to create a VR ATM training simulation. Based …

Social robots' software is commonly tested in a simula‐tion due to the safety and
convenience reasons as well as an environment configuration repeatability assurance. An …

Purpose This research empirically investigates how service employees' ratings of
technology readiness (TRI), negative attitudes towards robots (NARS), Big Five personality …

This paper presents an overview of empirical studies concerning human attitudes towards
robots. We start with explaining what attitudes towards robots are. It is followed by the …